New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi on Thursday said ‘SADHANA Saptah’ would strengthen governance and improve grassroots service delivery.
Sadhana (Strengthening Adaptive Development and Humane Aptitude for National Advancement) Saptah is one of the greatest collaborative capacity-building efforts across India’s civil services ecosystem. It is being organised by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) from April 2 to 8.
The commission designs frameworks, sets standards and encourages collaboration to make governance more transparent, accountable, citizen-centric and future-ready.
“SADHANA Saptah, led by the Capacity Building Commission, is a significant step towards strengthening governance through continuous capacity building, with a special focus on our frontline workers,” Devi said in a post on X.
The minister said anganwadi and ASHA workers play a crucial role in delivering essential services to women and children, and empowering them through Mission Karmayogi would further strengthen governance at the grassroots.
Devi also congratulated the Capacity Building Commission on its Foundation Day and described the initiative as transformative.
“On the Foundation Day of the Capacity Building Commission, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and commend this transformative initiative,” she said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a video message at the launch of ‘SADHANA Saptah’, stressed the need for continuously updating civil services with the changing times to achieve the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’. Modi stated that the principle of governance in the country is based on the mantra “Nagrik Devo Bhavah” (citizens are like gods). This mantra, with a collective spirit, aims to make public services more capable and sensitive to the needs of citizens, he said.
“When we talk about reforms and changes in administrative services, then one meaning of that is a change in the behaviour of public servants. We all know that in the old system, the emphasis was more on being an officer, but today it is on the sense of duty,” the prime minister said.
Modi noted that present efforts should be seen in the larger canvas of ‘Viksit Bharat’ of 2047.
“What will be the impact of the work being done by us (civil servants) on the development journey of the country? How many citizens’ lives can be changed by one of our decisions? How can our individual transformation become an institutional transformation? This question should be a part of our every effort,” he said.
Modi stated that understanding technology and using it properly has become an essential part of public service.
“You will be a better administrator, a better public servant, only if you understand technology and data. This will become the basis of your decision-making, hence work is being done to facilitate capacity building and continuous learning in the field of AI,” the prime minister said. PTI KSH KSH HIG HIG
Category: Breaking News
SEO Tags: #swadesi, #News, SADHANA Saptah to strengthen grassroots service delivery: Annpurna Devi