Mussoorie (Uttarakhand): President Droupadi Murmu has given tips to trainee IAS officers on good governance, saying that they need to connect with common people and need to be down to earth, then only they will know people's problems and their needs. She was addressing at valedictory function of 97th Common Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, on Friday.
President Murmu further advised the trainee IAS officers to work for people, take on the many challenges and tackle them by following the key principles in righteous administration. "During your duty, always work for women and their progress. You also support environment and nature related projects," the President said.
President Murmu asked IAS trainees at Mussoorie to be sympathetic to the deprived sections when they play a role in policy-making as civil servants and asserted that real development is achieved only when all stakeholders are taken along. She said the trainee officers of the academy are in a position to translate India of their dreams into a reality.
Civil service is the path to serving the nation. It is a principle-based career in which character plays a significant role the president said. You must always carry with you the academy's motto which says character is the highest virtue. You are going to play a vital role in the country's policy-making process over the next 25 years. If you are sensitive to the needs of the deprived sections you will achieve your goal. Real development comes about only when all stakeholders are taken along.
Setting the country on the path of progress is both your Constitutional responsibility and moral duty," said the president, who is on her first visit to the hill state after assuming office. Citing global warming and climate change as a problem with which the entire world is battling, Murmu said effective steps need to be taken immediately to deal with the challenge. "So, I appeal to you to implement the government's environment conservation programmes with total dedication," she said.
She said the trainee officers have been asked to list what they want to do during their career as civil servants and put it in a time capsule which will be opened by them after 25 years. "You should perform in such a manner that when you open your time capsule in 2047 you have the satisfaction of having achieved your targets," she added.
