'India's Rural Economy Is Transforming': PM Modi Addresses Civil Servants On Civil Services Day

PM Modi addressed civil servants today. During the event, he said that India is one of the countries where mobile data is the cheapest.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed civil servants in honour of National Civil Services Day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed civil servants in honour of National Civil Services Day. During the event PM Modi said that India is one of the countries where mobile data is the cheapest and the country's rural economy is transforming today. "India is number one in digital payments. India is one of the countries where mobile data is the cheapest. Today, the country's rural economy is transforming," PM Modi said.

Delhi | PM Narendra Modi attends an event on Civil Services Day. pic.twitter.com/lCK8VuSQpF

— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2023

PM Modi said that because of the previous system there were over 4 crore fake gas connections and 4 crore fake ration cards. "It was due to the previous system that there were over 4 cr fake gas connections, 4cr fake ration cards, minority ministry was giving scholarship benefits to 30 lakh fake youths..."

An announcement issued by his office earlier said PM Modi has constantly appreciated the contribution of civil servants towards nation-building and encouraged them to work even harder, adding that the programme will serve as an apt platform for him to motivate and inspire bureaucrats from across the country so that they keep serving the nation with the same zeal, especially during this crucial phase of 'Amrit Kaal'.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh was also present during the occasion. During his address at the event, Singh said that If Ease of Governance means Ease of Living, then such rules which were causing confusion to common citizens or had lost their validity with the passage of time, were abolished.

"Just a few days ago, the written examination for the appointments being made by SSC will now be held in 15 languages. 13 are regional and Hindi and English. If Ease of Governance means Ease of Living, then such rules which were causing confusion to common citizens or had lost their validity with the passage of time, were abolished," Jitendra Singh said as quoted by ANI.

PM Modi will also conferred the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration at the event. The awards were established to recognise the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and organisations of the federal and state governments for the welfare of ordinary citizens. Awards were given for outstanding performance in four identified priority programmes.

These are: Promoting Swachh Jal through Har Ghar Jal Yojana; Promoting Swasth Bharat through health and wellness centres; Promoting quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment through Samagra Shiksha; Holistic development through aspirational district programme - overall progress with a special focus on saturation approach.

There will be eight awards for these four identified programmes, with seven awards for innovations. Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur To Get Award For Tap Water Scheme. Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh has been chosen for the Prime Minister's Excellence in Public Administration Award for ensuring tap water supply in every house in the district through the Union government's 'Har Ghar Jal Yojana'.

"Tap water is provided to over one lakh households in 254 villages served by 167 panchayats." "Through the Jal Jeevan Mission, women are being empowered because they have been entrusted with running the Nal Jal schemes and collecting tax from end users," Burhanpur Collector Bhavya Mittal was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

"These women receive a 20% commission on such tax collection." This scheme is run by around 1,700 women and is monitored by a Whatsapp group. Women are getting empowered," Mittal added.

National Civil Services Day is observed to honour administrators and officials who work in various public departments to improve the lives of citizens.

The date of April 21 was chosen because it was on this day in 1947 that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister, addressed civil service probationers and exhorted them to ensure that the benefits of government schemes reached citizens.