The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand interacted with the officers of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) and sought their views on subjects like welfare schemes, promotion of land consolidation and improvement in school education and health system, ways to increase self employment opportunities and best use of CM discretionary fund. The occasion was inauguration of the IAS week at state secretariat on Thursday.
Addressing the inaugural session of the week, CM said that the IAS officers are the face of the Government and their role is of paramount importance in making a clean and corruption free image of Government.
He exhorted the officers to work in a coordinated and innovative manner for development of the state. CM assured full support of the government if the officers work with an objective to serve every section of the society honestly.
He said that the Government has high hopes from the young officers and he called upon all the officers to share their best practices. It will help in capacity building and give an impetus to the development of the state, he added. Rawat said that the objective of the recent interaction of the IAS officers with the school children was to inspire them and understand their
problems. He highlighted the need of officers developing continuous communication with the general public.
CM said that the aim of his government is to double the income of the farmers by the year 2022 and provide houses for all. He said that mother and infant mortality rates are to be brought down and sex ratio in the districts like Pauri, Pithoragarh and Almora is needed to be improved.
The CM said that five lakh youngsters are needed to be imparted skill development training and by the year 2019 every house should have electricity connection.
The literacy rate too should be taken to 100 percent and for these objectives collective responsibility should be taken, he said. The CM spent more than three hours with the IAS officers on the day and personally interacted with all officers including the probationers.
In the programme the Finance Secretary Radha Raturi gave a presentation on the financial status of Uttarakhand. Agriculture Secretary D Senthil Pandian gave a detailed account on how to double the income of the farmers.
Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Ranvir Singh, Om Prakash, Principal Secretary Anand Vardhan, Manisha Panwar and all senior IAS officers were presented on the occasion.