NEW DELHI: Governance reforms under Prime Minister NarendraModi have helped the Indian economy through huge savings.
Technology is being widely used to result in savings and in delivery of utilities as well as services to the public.
This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh while addressing the participants of the ‘Special Capacity Building Programme for Senior Civil Servants of Sri Lanka’ here today.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, adopting Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has resulted in saving of Rs.1 lakh crore by removing middlemen and also saved millions of poor households from starvation during the Covid Pandemic.
Besides, the Government also saved Rs.65,000crore through the Government e-marketplace (GeM) portal.
Quoting PM Modi’s recent speech where he stated that Governance is his government’s top priority , Dr Jitendra Singh said, the governance reforms of the last 10 years under PM Modi have gone beyond the realms of mere governance by improving the work culture as well as providing an optimum working environment,while at the same time resulting in far reaching socio-economic benefits in the long run.
Dr.Jitendra Singh highlighted Prime Minister NarendraModi’s “Neighbours First” policy and similarities in culture as well as the people to people ties that both the countries share.
The hallmark of 10 years of Governance transformation under PM Modi has been Transparency, Accountability, and time-bound Delivery of services with the use of technology wherever required, he said.
