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‘Ministries must ensure benefits reach common man’
NEW DELHI: In amid-term review of sorts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a five-hour meeting on Thursday, where a 113-page presentation on the performance
NEW DELHI: In amid-term review of sorts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a five-hour meeting on Thursday, where a 113-page presentation on the performance of every ministry was made.
Pointing out that some ministries needed to speed up execution of decisions taken, the PM asked his colleagues to think out of the box. According to sources, Modi said a lot of announcements were made in the poll manifesto and budgets and every ministry should strive to achieve individual targets.
The PM also sought to know the number of schemes implemented by each ministry and asked the ministers to ensure schemes are tailored in such a fashion that the benefits reach the common man.
The review comes amid speculation about an impending reshuffle of the Union council of ministers ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 18. The change, however, will not be massive, sources claimed.
The PMO had asked every ministry to prepare a report on their “performance” and submit it to economic affairs secretary Shakitkanta Das. He prepared a consolidated report on the basis of every input and made a presentation to the Prime Minister and the council of ministers. Secretaries of the respective departments were also present in the meeting.
