Focus needed on result-oriented administration: CS
Telangana Excellence Awards for 2017 and 2018, instituted by the State government, were presented to 43 civil servants for innovation, general and flagship schemes under individual, group and organisation categories here on Monday.
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari said civil servants would be doing complete justice to their coveted positions only when they were proactive in understanding problems of the people and put their best foot forward in finding enduring solutions. He complimented their contribution towards outstanding success of such innovative interventions such as reorganisation of districts, purification of land records, welfare of farmers, nutritious food for poor students and development of all sections of society. Mr. Srihari said swift decision making was the need of the hour in order to measure up to the rising expectations of people. Minister for Industries K. Taraka Rama Rao underlined the importance of 3D mantra to enrich the quality of governance – decentralisation of administration, extensive use of information and communication technology in service delivery and democratic style of functioning.
“TS-iPASS has resulted in a number of beneficial outcomes including issuance of about 66,000 permissions to industries in an expeditious manner resulting in inflow of investment to the tune of over US$20 billion besides creation of about 3 lakh jobs”, he said.
He stated that similar initiatives were in the pipeline for issuing time-bound permission for building plans. He suggested that the pursuit of excellence by civil servants should continue unabated but cautioned them receiving the Awards should not lead to a sense of complacency.
Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi said while process-oriented administration was important in its own right, equal focus should be laid on result-oriented administration. He underlined the need for overhauling all manuals and re-engineering of all processes in order to improve the quality of governance.
Director General of Dr. Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute B.P. Acharya said there were multiple avenues of recognition in the uniformed services but similar opportunities in the civil services leave much to be desired. “In this scenario, presenting these Awards, is a step in the right direction”, he noted.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – May 22nd, 2018