PM Modi lauds district magistrates, says teamwork of Centre, states yielding good results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded ‘aspirational districts’ for removing the barriers to take the country forward. During an interaction with the district magistrates from across the country on the implementation of key government schemes, the prime minister said that the teamwork of the Centre, states and local administration is yielding good results in aspirational districts.

“When the aspirations of others become our own aspirations, when fulfilling the dreams of others becomes a measure of our success, then that path of duty creates history. Today, we see this history being created in the aspirational districts of the country,” the prime minister said.

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He called for a direct and emotional connection between the administration and the public to ensure ‘top to bottom’ as well as ‘bottom to top’ governance flow.

“Convergence is a major reason for the success that the country is getting in aspirational districts. All resources are the same, government machinery is the same, officers are the same but the result is different,” PM Modi noted.

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Stressing upon the importance of district administrations in good governance, PM Modi said it helps the government to implement the schemes in a better way. He also suggested the officials chalk out detailed guidelines for field visits and inspections.

The ‘Jan Dhan’ accounts have increased by four to five times in almost every district in the last four years, PM Modi said.

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“Almost every family has got a toilet, every village has been electrified. And electricity has not only reached the homes of the poor but has infused energy into the lives of the people,” he added.

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The meeting has come at a time when the country is battling a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, in which the number of daily cases has jumped to nearly 3.5 lakh. The last time the daily cases crossed the 3-lakh mark was during the second wave of the country in April last year.