New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that technology based governance is no longer an option, but a necessity and under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, technological innovation has become a hallmark of the governance system.

Dr Singh, also Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, was speaking after inaugurating ‘Innovations in Public Administration’ programme of ‘Capacity Building Commission of Mission Karmayogi.’

He said that the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) will be created to be accessed by all to scale up successful innovations in the whole country, adding that the innovation portal will be open for about 3.1 million civil servants to capture successful innovations for effective governance.

Lauding the role of CBC for successfully taking forward the vision of Prime Minister Modi for genuine empowerment of civil servants within a short span of six months, he said, adding that he has a special penchant for governance reforms and in the last seven and half years several out of box ideas were implemented for scaling up the administrative output.

He said that in 2016 a path breaking decision was taken making it mandatory for civil servants to undergo a three-month stint as Assistant Secretaries at the Centre before going to their respective cadre. 

Similarly, the Minister said, the entire concept and format of the PM’s Excellence Award has undergone a revolutionary change since 2014 as the focus shifted from Individual performance to competition among districts for excellence achieved in implementation of flagship schemes. /BI/