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Putting an end to the practice of prolonging disputes through constitution of group of ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ordered ministries and departments to resolve pending issues at their level. In case of “difficulties”, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Secretariat would resolve the issue.
“In a major move to empower the Ministries and Departments, the Prime Minister today decided to abolish all the existing nine Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs) and twenty-one Groups of Ministers (GoMs),” said an official release from the Prime Minister’s Office.
This would expedite the process of decision making and usher in greater accountability in the system. The Ministries and Departments will now process the issues pending before the EGoMs and GoMs and take appropriate decisions at the level of Ministries and Departments itself, it said.
Wherever the Ministries face any difficulties, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office will facilitate the decision making process.
