PM unveils 10-point agenda for good governance, asks Ministers to set 100-day agenda

New Delhi, 29 May, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled ten-point agenda for good governance in the second Cabinet meeting. The meeting was scheduled to be held on Wednesday evening but later it was postponed till Thursday.

1. Building confidence in bureaucracy

2. Welcome innovative ideas

3. Education, health, water to be priorities

4. Transparency in Government

5. Setting up a mechanism for inter-Ministerial issues

6. People oriented system in place

7. Economyâ??s concerns to be addressed

8. Reforms in infrastructure

9. Policies to be implemented in time-bound manner

10. Stability and sustained ability in Government policies

It was also decided in the meeting to convene first session of the 16th Parliament from June 4.

Addressing Press, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said, “First and special session of Parliament will be held from June 4 to June 11.”

The Government has also offered to appoint senior Congress leader Kamalnath, longest serving member of Lok Sabha, as Pro-tem Speaker.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi also asked his Cabinet colleagues to set a 100-day agenda with focus on efficient governance, delivery and implementation of programmes.

Believing that the progress of States is crucial for the country’s development, he also instructed his Council of Ministers to give priority to the issues brought forth by the State Governments as also the MPs.

To send out a similar message across the country, Modi is likely to address the nation, possibly after the brief Parliament session that would be convened from June 4 to 11 during which President Pranab Mukherjee will address the joint sitting outlining the Government’s agenda.

“The Prime Minister issued guidelines to the Ministers at the Cabinet meeting… He asked the Ministers to set a timetable for the first 100 days listing the priorities,” said Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.

Modi emphasised that the “most important” aspect that need to be focused on are efficient governance, delivery and implementation of schemes and programmes, Naidu said while briefing the media on the meeting.

While focussing on these aspects, the Government will take forward on priority basis the issues pending from the previous Government.

He asked the Cabinet Ministers to take Ministers of State along and give them “proper” work so that they feel involved.