PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meet With Top Bureaucrats

While the details of the discussions are not known, it was expected PM Narendra Modi would touch upon policy reforms and improve the ease of doing business

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with top bureaucrats
• This was the second major interaction with top bureaucracy in under two months
• On May 21, PM Modi held a joint meeting to develop regulatory roadmaps for development

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with the secretaries of central ministries today. The meeting lasted for four hours and the discussion focussed on two key themes.

The first was deregulation and other reforms for ease of doing business and ease of living, while the second was promoting aatmanirbharta (self-reliance). During the interaction, the secretaries outlined the major steps being taken by their ministries and departments in line with the two key themes.

They highlighted ongoing efforts to translate the prime minister's vision into actionable outcomes, while also discussing sector-specific challenges and outlining their future strategies to enhance governance and service delivery.

PM Modi stressed the importance of adopting a whole-of-government approach and breaking departmental silos. Highlighting the importance of integrated planning and coordination, he encouraged wider use of the PM GatiShakti as an effective platform for inter-departmental coordination and informed decision-making.

PM Modi told the secretaries to focus on the tangible impact of schemes on the lives of people. The meeting comes after PM Modi concluded his official visit to Seychelles yesterday. Today's meeting was the prime minister's second major institutional interaction with the top bureaucracy in less than two months.

On May 21, he chaired a joint meeting of the Union Council of Ministers and central secretaries to develop regulatory roadmaps aimed at realising the vision of a developed India.

In that meeting, he emphasised the need for faster decision-making and efficient governance. The prime minister pointed out that files should move quickly without delays and called for maximising productivity in the minimum time possible.

The meeting is being seen as a key mid-term stocktaking of the government's performance, news agency ANI reported. The Council of Ministers currently includes 30 cabinet ministers (excluding the prime minister), five ministers of state with independent charge, and 36 ministers of state.

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