Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 25: Swami Vivekananda Chair, Central University of Jammu, today celebrated Good Governance Day by organizing a lecture programme on the theme, “Ushering Good Governance Through Seva Parmo Dharma”.
K.B Jandial, former Member Public Service Commission, J&K, discussed about the ethics of administration as explained by Swami Vivekananda ji. The motto of Government should be citizen first and good governance should encompass everything that is for the betterment of the citizens, he said. “There should be active participation of citizens in governance in order to make it beneficial to the governed. But the sad part of the concept of good governance is that today judiciary is practically running the Government. We have been on the road to good governance, but the journey is too long and bumpy,” he said.
Dr Ashok Bhan, former Director General of Police (J&K), said that in the present scenario, the meaning of ‘Service’ has changed from ‘Selfless Service’ to ‘Service of Self’. His address comprised of three components i.e. the concept of governance and good governance; ingredients of Seva Parmo Dharma and how the concept of Seva Parmo Dharma can usher good governance.
In his address, Professor Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, CUJ, stressed that people’s perception about governance need to be changed and they should be active participants in all welfare initiatives taken by the Government. He apprised the audience about the good governance initiatives taken by Central University of Jammu such as online file tracking, agenda and the minutes of all the Governing bodies of the University displayed on the website. He also informed that the university is also in the process of establishing Centre of Excellence for Good Governance and Ethics, besides taking up various capacity building initiatives with the active collaboration of Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) Hyderabad.
Earlier, Dr S K Sharma, Professor, Swami Vivekananda Chair, emphasized that administrators be made conscious of the fact that they are basically citizens of free India first and should have imaginative sympathy besides technical know-how of the subject matter.
The audience comprised of faculty members, officers, staff, students of the university and prominent members of the civil society as well. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr Rouchi Choudhary and the stage proceedings were conducted by Dr D Paul Sugandhar.
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