Seldom conflict between the political executive and the bureaucracy in Meghalaya: Chief Secretary

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 21, 2023

Along with the rest of the country, the 16th National Services Day was observed here in Shillong at the Conference Hall of Pinewood Hotel on Friday.

In his inaugural address, Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma said, “Never let power, money or any influence drive you in your purpose but focus on serving the people and nothing will go wrong and only then we can achieve the goals.”

He also said that it is important to maintain and work in team. “When we are in a team, we need to respect and depend on each other having clear vision of the purpose and support each other so that we do not fail in our duties and responsibilities,” he added.

He was hopeful that the Technical Session would look into the different challenges in the administration to improve the overall governance.

Earlier, Chief Secretary, D P Wahlang spoke on the relationship between the officers and the public and also with the officers and the political executive.

“In Meghalaya, we seldom come across any conflict between the political executive and the bureaucracy.”

The Chief Secretary also mooted for the Civil Service Award in the State replicating the National Civil Service Award.

Among the distinguished audience was Retired IAS officer, Anil Swarup, a distinguished writer and IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre of 1981 batch. He in his 38 years of career served in various capacities and was also the Secretary to the Government of India. Also present was Rakshit Tandon, a revolutionary in the field of cyber security and has years of experience if more than a decade in Security domain.

The theme of this year’s National Civil Services Day is ‘Viksit Bharat’ aimed at ‘Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile’.