Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that India is fast slipping into a “private-public” mode and that, this is happening as a part of a natural evolution in a global world. The question, therefore, he said, is not whether or not to engage in this phenomenon of mutual coexistence and mutual supplementation, but the real question is, how best to adapt to it and avail optimum utility out of it.
Addressing a workshop on the theme “leveraging private sector expertise and government services in India” organized jointly by Union Ministry of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (ARPG) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Dr Jitendra Singh said, at the time of independence, the country was hugely dependent on public sector and there were not very many options, but 60 years later today, in the contemporary global world, with the economy having opened up and private / corporate sector mushrooming in a big way, “public-private” mode is the most progressive option for 21st century India, he added.
Calling upon the private sector to play the role of job creators and not job seekers, Dr Jitendra Singh said, a joint initiative by private and public sector would herald Prime Minister Modi’s mission of “Startup India and Standup India”. At the same time, he said, public sector continues to remain relevant even today because large sections of Indian population and large areas of peripheral India, particularly rural India, are still dependent on public sector. However, he hastened to add that joint ventures will also enable the private sector benefits to reach such areas.
The bottom-line of every new initiative has to be citizen-centric, said Dr Jitendra Singh and added that to that end, our common goal is to develop a unique model of private-public combination which is suited to the Indian conditions and is truly “Make in India”. As far as the Department of Administrative Reforms is concerned, he assured that we have been experimenting with innovative ideas for the last one-and-a-half year and will continue to do so in future also, in close collaboration with all the stakeholders including private players.
Earlier, Union Secretary of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (ARPG), Devendra Chaudhry presented a resume of various innovative initiatives taken by ARPG to facilitate value addition to public services. Secretary General FICCI Didar Singh also spoke on the occasion.
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