The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Valedictory Function of 96th Common Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) today via video conferencing. He also inaugurated the new sports complex and dedicated revamped Happy Valley Complex to the Nation.
At the outset, the Prime Minister greeted the officers on completing their course and conveyed his wishes on the joyous occasion of Holi. He noted the uniqueness of the outgoing batch as this batch is entering the active service in the year of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. “Your batch will play a key role in the nation’s development in the Amrit Kaal of the next 25 years”, he added.
The Prime Minister underlined the emerging new world order in the post-pandemic world. He said the that the world is looking towards India at this juncture of 21st century. “In this new world order, India has to increase its role and develop itself at a fast pace”, he said. He asked the officers to keep in mind the importance of this period with special focus on the ‘biggest goal of the 21st century’ i.e. the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Modern India. “We can’t afford to lose this opportunity”, he said.
Referring to the views of Sardar Patel on civil services, the Prime Minister said that sense of service and duty has been the integral part of the training. “In all your years of service, these factors of service and duty should be the measure of your personal and professional success”, he added. He said work is never a burden when done with a sense of duty and purpose. He told the officers that they have come to the service with a sense of purpose and to be a part of a positive change in the context of the society and the country.
The Prime Minister emphasized the need to embrace the experience from the field as real feel of the issues of the file come from the field. He said that files do not contain just the numbers and statistics but they contain life and aspirations of the people. “You do not have to work for numbers but for the lives of the people”, he said. The Prime Minister said that the officers should always go the root cause of the problems and rationale of the rules in order to give permanent solution. The Prime Minister said that in this period of Amrit Kaal, we have to take Reform, Perform, Transform to the next level. That is why today's India is moving ahead with the spirit of ‘Sabka Prayas’. He also recalled Mahatama Gandhi’s mantra that every decision should be evaluated on the touchstone of the welfare of the last person in the last line.
The Prime Minister gave the officers task of identifying 5-6 challenges of their districts at local level and work for those issues. He said identification of the challenges is the first step in the rectification of the challenges. He gave the example of government’s identification of challenges of providing pucca houses and electricity connection for the poor, which were addressed by schemes like PM Awas Yojana, Saubhagya Scheme and schemes for Aspirational Districts. He also talked of the new determination of saturation of these schemes. He stressed the need for coordination in various infrastructure projects and said that PM Gatishakti Master Plan will address it to a great extent.
The Prime Minister mentioned the new reforms in the sphere of civil services i.e. Mission Karmayogi and Aarambh Programme. The Prime Minister said that the officers should pray that they should never get an easy assignment as Challenging job has joy of its own. “The more you think of going to the Comfort Zone, the more you will stop your progress and the progress of the country”, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister advised the officers for recording their aspirations and plans at the time of their departure from the Academy to revisit them after 25 or 50 years to evaluate the level of achievement. He also asked the inclusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) related courses and resources in the syllabus as future problems will have a huge element of data science and ability to sift through that data.
The 96th Foundation Course is the first Common Foundation Course at LBSNAA based on the principles of Mission Karmayogi, with new pedagogy and course design. The batch comprises of 488 OTs from 16 services and 3 Royal Bhutan Services (Administrative, Police and Forest).
To harness the adventurous and innovative spirit of the youthful batch, new pedagogy guided by the principles of Mission Karmayogi was designed. Emphasis was put on transforming the Officer Trainee from a student /citizen into a public servant through initiatives like interaction with Padma Awardees in the spirit of “Sabka Prayas” and village visit for an immersive experience of rural India. Officer Trainees also visited villages in remote/border areas to understand the challenges faced by people living in these areas. Modular approach for Curriculum was adopted in consonance with the principle of continuous graded learning and self-guided learning. In addition to health tests, fitness tests were also carried out to support the transition of an ‘exam burdened student’ to a ‘healthy youthful civil servant’. All 488 Officer Trainees were given first level training in Krav Maga and in various other sports.
हम में से बहुत से लोग उस समय नहीं होंगे जब भारत अपनी आजादी के 100वें वर्ष में प्रवेश करेगा।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
लेकिन आपका ये Batch, उस समय भी रहेगा, आप भी रहेंगे।
आजादी के इस अमृतकाल में, अगले 25 साल में देश जितना विकास करेगा, उसमें बहुत बड़ी भूमिका आपकी होगी: PM @narendramodi
बीते वर्षों में मैंने अनेकों Batches के Civil Servants से बात की है, मुलाकात की है, उनके साथ लंबा समय गुजारा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
लेकिन आपका Batch बहुत स्पेशल है।
आप भारत की आजादी के 75वें वर्ष में अपना काम शुरू कर रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
21वीं सदी के जिस मुकाम पर आज भारत है, पूरी दुनिया की नजरें हम पर टिकी हुई हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
कोरोना ने जो परिस्थितियां पैदा की हैं, उसमें एक नया वर्ल्ड ऑर्डर उभर रहा है।
इस नए वर्ल्ड ऑर्डर में भारत को अपनी भूमिका बढ़ानी है और तेज गति से अपना विकास भी करना है: PM @narendramodi
आपको एक चीज का हमेशा ध्यान रखना है और वो है 21वीं सदी के भारत का सबसे बड़ा लक्ष्य।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
ये लक्ष्य है- आत्मनिर्भर भारत का, आधुनिक भारत का।
इस समय को हमें खोना नहीं है: PM @narendramodi
ट्रेनिंग के दौरान आपको सरदार पटेल जी के विजन, उनके विचारों से अवगत कराया गया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
सेवा भाव और कर्तव्य भाव का महत्व, आपकी ट्रेनिंग का अभिन्न हिस्सा रहा है।
आप जितने वर्ष भी इस सेवा में रहेंगे, आपकी व्यक्तिगत और प्रोफेशनल सफलता का पैमाना यही फैक्टर रहना चाहिए: PM @narendramodi
जब हम Sense of Duty और Sense of Purpose के साथ काम करते हैं, तो हमें कोई काम बोझ नहीं लगता।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
आप भी यहां एक sense of purpose के साथ आए हैं।
आप समाज के लिए, देश के लिए, एक सकारात्मक परिवर्तन का हिस्सा बनने आए हैं: PM @narendramodi
मेरी ये बात आप जीवन भर याद रखिएगा कि फाइलों में जो आंकड़े होते हैं, वो सिर्फ नंबर्स नहीं होते।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
हर एक आंकड़ा, हर एक नंबर, एक जीवन होता है।
आपको नंबर के लिए नहीं, हर एक जीवन के लिए काम करना है: PM @narendramodi
आपको फाइलों और फील्ड का फर्क समझते हुए ही काम करना होगा।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
फाइलों में आपको असली फील नहीं मिलेगी। फील के लिए आपको फील्ड से जुड़े रहना होगा: PM @narendramodi
आप इस बात की तह तक जाइएगा कि जब वो नियम बनाया गया था, तो उसके पीछे की वजह क्या थी।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
जब आप अध्ययन करेंगे, किसी समस्या के Root Cause तक जाएंगे, तो फिर आप उसका Permanent Solution भी दे पाएंगे: PM @narendramodi
आजादी के इस अमृतकाल में हमें Reform, Perform, Transform को next level पर ले जाना है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
इसलिए ही आज का भारत सबका प्रयास की भावना से आगे बढ़ रहा है।
आपको भी अपने प्रयासों के बीच ये समझना होगा कि सबका प्रयास, सबकी भागीदारी की ताकत क्या होती है: PM @narendramodi
आप ये प्रार्थना जरूर करिएगा कि भविष्य में आपको कोई आसान काम ना मिले।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2022
Challenging Job का आनंद ही कुछ और होता है।
आप जितना Comfort Zone में जाने की सोचेंगे, उतना ही अपनी प्रगति और देश की प्रगति को रोकेंगे: PM @narendramodi
