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09-June-2014 12:31 IST
Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Parliament at Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi
Honourable Members
6. My government is committed to nurturing the
right environment for actualizing this mandate of the people. For this, it
pledges itself to the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’; which can be
fulfilled only through your active participation. We will work together to
re-establish the credibility of the institutions of democracy. My government
will function on the mantra of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’.
In all our actions, we will be guided by the core values of our great
civilization.
Honourable Members
12. India is the world’s oldest civilization.
Today it is also a country with the largest population of the youth. We must
equip and nurture our youth with the right kind of education, skill-set and
opportunity to reap this demographic dividend. My government will strive to
transition from Youth Development to Youth-led Development. It will set up
Massive Open Online Courses and virtual classrooms. It will formulate a National
Education Policy aimed at meeting the challenges posed by lack of quality,
research and innovation in our educational institutions. We will set up IITs and
IIMs in every state. In order to empower school teachers and
students, a national e-library will be established. With the motto of “Har
Haath Ko Hunar”, my government will strive to break the barriers between
formal education and skill development, and put in place a mechanism to give
academic equivalence to vocational qualifications. With the goal of Skilled
India, my government will also launch a National Multi-skill Mission.
Honourable Members
21. My government is committed to providing a
clean and efficient administration focussed on delivery. The institution of Lok
Pal is important to curb corruption and my government will endeavour to
formulate rules in conformity with the Act. My government will take steps to
build the confidence and morale of our bureaucracy; enabling it with the freedom
to work, and welcoming innovative ideas. The government will stress on putting
in place transparent systems and timebound delivery of government services.
Government systems and processes will be revisited to make them citizen
friendly, corruption free and accountable. Efforts will be made to eliminate
obsolete laws, regulations, administrative structures and practices.
Rationalization and convergence among Ministries, Departments and other arms of
the government will be ensured to have focussed delivery. Digitization of
government records will be done for improving accessibility.
22. E-governance brings empowerment, equity and
efficiency. It has the power to transform peoples’ lives. The backbone of my
government’s new ways of working will be a Digital India. IT will be used to
drive re-engineering of government processes to improve service delivery and
programme implementation. We will strive to provide Wi-Fi zones in critical
public areas in the next five years. My government will rollout broad band highway to reach
every village and make all schools e-enabled in a phased manner. Technology will be used to
prepare our children for a knowledge society. The National e-governance plan
will be expanded to cover every government office from the centre to the
Panchayat; to provide a wide variety of services to citizens. Emerging
technologies like Social Media will be used as a tool for; participative
governance, directly engaging the people in policy making and
administration.
23. My government is determined to rid the
country of the scourge of corruption and the menace of black money. As a first
step in this direction, the government has already constituted a SIT to unearth
black money stashed abroad. This will be followed up vigorously by proactively
engaging with foreign governments.
24. Keeping in mind that justice delayed is
justice denied, my government will adopt a multi-pronged approach to address the
problem of high pendency of cases in our judicial system. It will progressively
modernize the courts to improve their operational efficiency, and start reform
of the criminal justice system to make dispensation of justice simpler, quicker
and more effective. It will initiate a mission mode project for filling
vacancies in the judiciary and for doubling the number of courts and judges in
the subordinate judiciary in a phased manner. The government will give special
emphasis to the development of Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanisms.
Honourable Members
27. For rapid creation of jobs in the
manufacturing sector, the government will strategically promote labour-intensive
manufacturing. Employment opportunities will also be expanded by promoting
tourism and agro-based industries. My government will transform Employment
Exchanges into Career Centres - connecting our youth with job opportunities in a
transparent and effective manner through the use of technology as well as
through counselling and training. The government will strengthen the pension and
health insurance safety nets for labour force of all categories and would
provide them access to modern financial services.
28. We need to transform ourselves into a
globally competitive manufacturing hub powered by Skill, Scale and Speed.
To this end, the government will set up world class investment and
industrial regions, particularly along the Dedicated Freight Corridors and
Industrial Corridors spanning the country. My Government will encourage the
domestic industry to innovate and collaborate internationally. It will strive to
move towards a single-window system of clearances both at the Centre and at the
States through a hub-spoke model.
Honourable Members
40. My Government will carry out reforms in
defence procurement to increase efficiency and economy. It will encourage
domestic industry, including the private sector; to have a larger share in
design and production of defence equipment. We will introduce policies to
strengthen technology transfer, including through liberalised FDI in defence
production. With readily available skilled human resource, India can
emerge as a global platform for defence manufacturing including software, which
will strengthen our defence and spur industrial development as well as exports.
41. The country is proud of its Armed Forces. They serve the
nation with professionalism, dedication and valour; securing our nation and
supporting relief and rescue operations in the wake of disasters and calamities.
We will strengthen defence preparedness by modernising our Armed Forces and addressing
the shortage of manpower on priority. Recognising the importance of coastal
security, my government will set up a National Maritime Authority.
42. My government will do everything to repay
the debt of our brave and selfless soldiers. It will appoint a Veterans
Commission to address their grievances, so that they know that we don’t stop
caring for them when they retire from active service. The government will build
a National War Memorial to honour the gallantry of our soldiers. One Rank,
One Pension scheme will be implemented.
Jai Hind
(Source-CG Govt tools blog)
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