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PM Modi urges young civil servants to improve 'Ease of Living' for citizens

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged young civil servants to improve the Ease of Living' for citizens as he highlighted the importance of having strong feedback mechanisms and improving grievance redressal systems. He addressed the Officer Trainees of the 99th Common Foundation Course, named Aarambh 6.0', at Ekta Nagar near the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Narmada district on the first day of his state visit. Modi is on a two-day Gujarat visit and will participate in Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations during his stay in the state. The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on October 31, said an official release. After his arrival at Ekta Nagar, around 200 km from Ahmedabad, in the evening, Modi inaugurated several new projects before addressing these Officer Trainees, said the release. Interacted with young civil servants during Aarambh 6.0. We had extensive discussions on how to improve governance

Updated On : 30 Oct 2024 | 10:25 PM IST

Centre simplifies nearly 500 rules; earns over Rs 250 cr in scrap disposal

The Centre has simplified nearly 500 rules and processes to ensure "ease of living" besides earning a revenue of more than Rs 250 crore from disposal of scrap under the ongoing special Swachhta campaign, senior bureaucrat V Srinivas said on Friday. He said around three lakh public grievances have been redressed in the campaign. "Of these, 4,500 public grievance cases pertain to pensioners," said Srinivas, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). He said the scale of the campaign is vast and comprehensive. "Nearly 500 rules and processes have been simplified across government for improving ease of living. Each of these steps will benefit millions of India's citizens," Srinivas told PTI. The special campaign 2.0 is being undertaken from October 2-31, 2022 in remote outstation offices, foreign missions and posts, attached and subordinate offices of the central government among other organisations. "As many as 61,532 cleanliness campaign sites, .