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Civil Services Day Nation

Prime Minister's Award
for Excellence in Public
Administration
On this occasion, the Prime Minister's Awards for
Excellence in Public Administration were presented.
Prime Minister Modi also released volumes one
and two of the e-book Vikas Bharat: Empowering
Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile. PM Modi said
the awards presented today reflect the contribution
and spirit of service of Karmayogis.

Prime Minister Narendra
Modi said there are two
ways to live life:
Today, I would like to make a
Prime Minister Modi told the government
request to the bureaucracy of India,
servants that there are two ways to live life. The
first is "getting things done," and the second is to every government employee, be
"letting things happen." The first is the reflection it in the state government or the
of active attitude, and the second is the
central government. The country
reflection of passive attitude. The person who
has put a lot of trust in you, work
lives in the first way thinks that yes, change can
come. The person who believes in the second while maintaining that trust. In your
way says, "Well, let it be; everything goes on like service, the basis of your decisions
this. It has been going on since before, and it
should be only the interest of the
will continue to go on in the future as well. It will
country.
happen on its own, and it will be fine. Believers
in 'Getting Things Done" take the lead, and when
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
given the opportunity to work in a team, they
become the driving force behind everything.

is "Nation First, Citizen First." Preference for the systems, and this will require our all-out efforts and
underprivileged is at the top of the list of priorities for quick decision-making.
the government today. The government is moving Prime Minister Modi said the country has
beyond aspirational districts and into aspirational placed great faith in you and given you a chance.
blocks. Instead of thinking of the country's border Maintain your trust and hard work. In your service,
villages as the last villages, they are working as the you should make decisions solely in the interest
first. We will need to work harder and find solutions of the country. As a bureaucrat and a government
to achieve saturation. The ease of doing business employee, you must consider certain questions
will increase only when the ease of living increases. when making decisions. Recalling Sardar Patel's
The Prime Minister stressed that the Amrit Kaal words about the bureaucracy being India's steel
has brought immense challenges along with great frame, the Prime Minister stated that it is time to
opportunities for all employees. The Prime Minister live up to expectations and prevent the dreams of
elaborated that today’s aspirational citizens are the youth from being crushed, as well as taxpayers'
not willing to wait for long to see changes in the money from being destroyed.

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