Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to Chief Secretaries of various States including Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa on Wednesday through video conferencing.
Modi talked on multiple subjects with DeSa including cleanliness drive, help to farmers affected by hailstorm, to provide early sanctions for ease of doing business and resolving pending works at pace. The Prime Minister would now hold talks every month with the Chief Secretaries of the States.
During the video conferencing, Chief Secretary DeSa was present in the NIC room of the Mantralaya. Secretary of Pro Active Governance and timely Implementation (Pragati) – Government of India was also present on the occasion.
Union Industries Secretary Amitabh Kant informed during the video conferencing that a workshop on ease of doing business has already been held on March 4, this year. lauding the efforts in Madhya Pradesh, the Union Secretary said that initiative of ease of doing business has already begun in the State.
Notably, in the workshop over ease of doing business held in presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the academy of administration, participation of various departments was ensured.
Prime Minister has affixed 98 points for reforms while in Madhya Pradesh, 150 points have been laid down for the purpose. Modi terming the ease of doing business initiative as the best way for resolution, told the States to start efforts in this direction and to continue with it.
It was informed during the video conferencing that Madhya Pradesh stands third in the country in the construction of toilets in schools. Development of Madhya Pradesh is laudable. The Prime Minister said that the State should work fast in the direction of constructing 2.57 lakh new toilets and renovation of 1.63 lakh old toilets in the State. The Prime Minister also took account of the various pending projects in the States.