Good governance is a key to success in every sphere and public administration plays a major role in giving a shape to it along with a pathfinder to the youth force of the country, opined State Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice BK Patel while attending the annual conference of the Odisha Branch of Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) at a hotel here on Sunday.
The conference was chaired by IIPA branch President Sarat Chandra Misra, a former DGP of the State.Justice Patel praised the IIPA’s people-oriented activities, conduct of webinars on national and international levels and the contribution towards public administration. Two books relating to public administration were also released on the occasion by the guests. At beginning, the conference was inaugurated by lighting lamp and a one-minute silence was observed on sad demise of prominent administrators late Ramakanta Mishra, SN Tiwari and Narayanaswami.
Apart from welcome address by President Misra, a brief report was presented by Vice-President Kulamini Deo. Secretary Ashok Mohapatra introduced guests and other Vice-President Prof Digamber Satapathy offered a vote of thanks.