Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian said that Chhattisgarh is making its mark as the fastest developing State. “The IAS officers here are working with enthusiasm according to the policies of the State government for successful implementation of various government schemes to provide maximum benefit of these schemes to the public,” he said.
Addressing the concluding ceremony of the annual conference of Chhattisgarh IAS Association here on Monday, Subramanian said that the IAS officers especially the young ones are very energetic and enthusiastic.
He spoke on ‘Ensuring Quality in Government Services’. Referring to land revenue and law and order, Subramanian shared his long administrative experiences and spoke in volume over the subject. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand said that IAS officers play a significant role in providing good governance to the people. Referring to services like school, hospital, police, post office etc, he said that the State government is the biggest service provider.
He said that two-thirds of the State comes under the notified area where the IAS officers are working under difficult conditions. Dhand said that the young officers are very energetic and work with zeal. The young officers have done innovations with Science Education in Dantewada district. Better work is being done to eradicate malnutrition.
He said that modern technology can prove very helpful in checking delay in services and overcoming corruption to provide services to people and the IAS officers of the State are making the best possible use of technology.
Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, Housing and Environment Department, N Baijendra Kumar, Principal Secretary of Karnataka Government Rajiv Chawla, Vice-President of Tata Consultancy Services, Tanmay Chakravarty, former Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh SK Mishra, and other senior officers expressed their views on the occasion. M Geetha introduced the speakers during the programme.