Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held an interaction with Ministers of State (MoSs) with Independent Charge, asking them about their work and feedback on Government’s policies. The 90-minute meeting held at the PM’s residence was attended also by BJP president Amit Shah. Modi is learnt to have asked each of the 13 Ministers about their experience in the Government and whether they faced difficulties in the discharge of their duties, sources said. The Prime Minister is learnt to have told them that maintaining connect with grassroots workers was a must to dispel ambiguity about Government policies, the sources said. Some of key Ministries like Coal, Petroleum, Environment, and Commerce and Industry are headed by Ministers of State with Independent Charge instead of full-fledged Cabinet Ministers. Modi sought to know from them the feedback of people on Government policies, sources said.
It is learnt that the PM urged the Ministers to have constant interaction with other Ministries and agencies related to their discharge of duties. According to officials, Modi also analysed the work of the new Ministry for Skill Development, placed under the Independent charge of Rajiv Pratap Rudy. During the meeting, the PM also sought suggestions from them for the upcoming meeting of BJP National Executive to be held in Bengaluru. He also gave them a pep talk on various initiatives taken by the Government in the past over 10 months.