Governor Mangubhai Patel said that continuous learning is the base of life. Administrative officers should remain students throughout their lives. One can learn great lessons of life from others’ experiences, big or small. He said that administrative service is to work as a public servant. An officer can be successful only by working with this spirit. Governor Patel was discussing with the trainee IAS officers of Madhya Pradesh cadre of year-2022 batch at Raj Bhavan. Principal Secretary to the Governor D.P. Ahuja, Deputy Secretary Swarochish Somvanshi and Law Officer U.K. Shrivastava were also present.
Governor Patel said that the administrative officer should get continuous information regarding the environment. Continuous efforts should be made for innovation, excellence and exemplary work. Mentioning the tradition Halma prevalent in the tribal society, he said that for making a pond in one village, all the villagers of the neighboring villages bring food and their own gaiti (pickaxe). They build a pond with shramdaan. Mentioning another incident, he also told about the initiative of tribal youth to make the village polythene free. He said that this thought of dedication towards the development of the country and society is inspiring. Work with an aim to accelerate the development efforts of the remote and backward areas and communities of the region, he added. He told to take an intensive tour to know the ground truths. Travel by fixing the days of the tour, so that the common people coming from other areas have prior information regarding their availability.
Governor Patel said that the officers present would lead the generation of civil servants from the golden period of Independence, who would be among the seniormost decision makers of the year 2047. To make the India of that time more prosperous, stronger and happier, they would have to do his work with a modern, service-oriented outlook and a sense of pride in making a difference in the lives of the underprivileged. At the same time, one has to be sensitive towards all those people, whom one is duty-bound to serve. He said that any welfare initiative can be considered truly successful only when its benefits reach the poor, the underprivileged and other people from the lowest strata of the society. It is the responsibility of the IAS officer to reach out to the underprivileged. The needy underprivileged people should not face difficulties in reaching out to the authorities for assistance.
At the outset, Director of R.C.V.P. Noronha Academy of Administration and Management M.U. Khan gave information about the Academy. He informed that 5-week training has been imparted in the academy to the trainee officers.
Trainee officers Ravi Kumar Sihag and Tanushree Meena shared their experiences regarding training and natural beauty, besides social and economic environment of Madhya Pradesh. OSD Smt. Neha Bhartiya proposed the vote of thanks.