New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Telecom Sector in the country will witness more reforms in coming years and the industry too will have to do its bit and reciprocate by improving the quality of service significantly, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The government has given a target of 80 per cent coverage of 5G telecom services in the country in the short timeframe, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): The youth of the country must follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mantra of 'Sudhar, Pradarshan aur Privartan' (Reform, Perform and Transform), and actively work for their own bright future and for building a new, prosperous India, said Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, while speaking at the Annual Convocation of Chandigarh University held at its Gharuan campus.

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Emphasising a nation-first India first approach to decision-making Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there cannot be any compromise on the unity and integrity of the country and that even decisions at the local level should be made on this touchstone Modis comments in his address here to civil servants on the 15th Civil Services Day came against the backdrop of several communal incidents in the country in the recent days He stressed that every decision should be evaluated on the basis of its capacity to strengthen the countrys unity and integrity During the course of his around 50-minute address the prime minister also asserted that his temperament is not of rajneeti politics but of janneeti pro-people policies Referring to Amrit Kaal the 25-year lead-up to the centenary year of independence in 2047 Modi said it cannot just be a routine or simply for celebration or praising the journey from the 75th year to the 100th year of independence India 100 cannot be routine This 25-year period should be seen as one unit and we should have a vision from now onwards itself This celebration should be a watershed he said Every district of the country should move with this spirit he added Modi said in the countrys democratic set-up we should be committed to three goals The first goal is that there should be a change in the life of the common people in the country their life should be easy and they should also be able to feel this ease The common people should not have to struggle in their dealings with the government benefits and services should be available to them without hassle This Sankalp resolve should be taken to Siddhi completion and that should be the goal for all of us We should be there to handhold at every stage in this journey of Sapna dream to Sankalp resolve to Siddhi completion Modi said Secondly given the growing stature and changing profile of India it is imperative that things should be done in the global context he said If we do not follow the activities at the global level it will be very difficult to ascertain our priorities and focus area We need to develop our schemes and governance models keeping this perspective in mind the prime minister said Thirdly Modi said Wherever we are in the system our prime responsibility is the unity and integrity of the country there cannot be any compromise Even local decisions should be measured on this touchstone Every decision should be evaluated on the basis of its capacity to strengthen the countrys unity and integrity he said adding nation-first India first approach should always inform our decisions The prime minister also underlined the need to update systems and governance models regularly saying we cannot deal with the challenges of today with systems of the last century The great culture of India our country is not made of royal systems and royal thrones The tradition that we have for thousands of years has been a tradition of carrying on the strength of the common man he said This also informs the countrys spirit of accepting change and modernity while preserving our ancient wisdom He highlighted that it is the duty of the government system to nurture unleash and support the capability of the society Citing examples of innovations taking place in the start-up ecosystem and agriculture Modi asked civil servants to play a nurturing and supportive role Reform in governance should be our natural stance he said adding that governance reforms should be experimentative and as per the needs of time and the country Underlining the difference between the typist and a sitar player the prime minister emphasised the need to live an examined life a life of dreams and enthusiasm and purpose I want to live every moment so that I can serve and help other to live well Modi said as he exhorted officers to live beyond the beaten path and think out of box Reform in governance should be our natural stance Governance reforms should be experimentative and as per the needs of the time and country he said The prime minister also referred to reduction of obsolete laws and number of compliances as one of his key priorities We should not change only under pressure but should try to improve proactively We should not be governed by the regulations and mentality that emerged in the period of scarcity We should have an attitude of abundance Similarly we should anticipate rather than just react to challenges he said During the last eight years Modi said many big things have happened in the country Many of these campaigns are such that there is behavioural change in its origin he said requesting the officers to adopt the key reforms whether cleanliness or promotion of digital payment and technological advancement in their personal lives Modi also conferred the Prime Ministers Awards for Excellence in Public Administration during the function at Vigyan Bhavan He presented 16 awards for five identified priority programmes and for innovations in the sphere of public administration and delivery of services etc Modi suggested all the training academies can virtually share the process and experiences of the award winners on a weekly basis Secondly from the award-winning projects one scheme may be chosen for implementation among few districts and the experience of the same may be discussed in the next years civil services day he said Modi also suggested calling past district administrators in this special year to their respective districts This will infuse new energy in the district and will provide a welcome dynamism in perspective of district administration informed by the experience of the past Similarly Chief Ministers of states can call former Chief Secretaries Cabinet Secretaries from the state in this landmark year to commemorate and take benefit from the flag-bearers of administrative machinery that have contributed significantly in the journey of Independent India he said adding this will be an appropriate way of honouring the civil service in the year of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh Principal Secretary to Prime Minister P K Mishra Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba were among those present at the function PTI AKV GSN GSN GSN