Work without fear, Ill protect you, PM Modi tells senior bureaucrats

June 05, 2014 10:40

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured the bureaucracy of protection against malicious prosecution for bonafide decisions, saying secretaries to the government can approach him or mail him directly with inputs and ideas on any issue for deciding matters quickly.

At his first direct interaction with some 72 secretaries who head the bureaucracy in various ministries on Wednesday, the message from Modi was clear: Top officers must take their leadership role seriously and be decisive to make things happen quickly and improve governance.

This is the first time in eight years that a PM has undertaken such an exercise and indicates Modi's aim of establishing a direct connect with the bureaucracy. Read

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