IMPHAL, April 21 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on Friday said that the periodic interaction between the legislators and civil servants is a necessity for good governance in the state.
“We should run the government through proper channel within the constitution of the country,” says Biren while addressing the top brasses of both civil and police officers in the state during the 12th Civil Service Day function held under the aegis of Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Manipur at Manipur Secretariat Conference Hall here this morning.
Stating that the people have lots of expectation from the new government as they have started to develop confidence in the government, he said, “So we should not let it down such kind of public confidence.”
He said that the politicians come from social grassroots and know the sentiments of the people; on the other hand the civil servants know how to make rules and regulations to execute the government policies. So co-operation between the two is very much needed to bring good governance in the state, he added.
He also expressed his desire to hold an interaction programme between the Ministers and Civil Servants once in a month or at any convenient time if possible so as to have greater transparency and for smooth functioning of the Government.
Appealing to the senior government officials not to victimize one another as it will create mistrust among the government, he said such move should be avoided in the interest of the general public and advised to regulate the system properly so that it can reach out to the under privileged section of the society.
But the state government would not tolerate the things which go beyond the capabilities or which are beyond the framework of the Indian constitution, he warned.
In his speech during the 12th civil service day, Minister for Public Works Department, Administrative Reforms and Training and Information and Public relations Thongam Bishwajit Singh said that the system of check and balance should prevail in a democratic form of Government so that the Government could execute an inclusive policy for the welfare of the society and have a corruption-free State.
