Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena addressed the OAS Probationers currently undergoing induction training in the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration (GAA) on Thursday.
While addressing the Probationers, he emphasized the State Government’s continuous efforts in ensuring good governance through effective human resource management.
He reiterated the Government’s priority to ensure citizen-centric governance through strict adherence to the ‘5T’ model.
Jena asked the OAS Probationers to provide citizen centric governance and be accessible to people.
The field officers should conduct extensive tours to understand the problems of common citizens. He focused on the 5T vision of the Chief Minister for innovative and transformative governance.
The new generation of young administrative officers, being highly educated and tech-savvy, have a higher potential to deliver Government services to its citizens at the last mile. He advised the probationers to be well-behaved, disciplined, articulate, and amiable. He opined that officers must have an appreciation for the law and its right interpretation for the larger interest of the public.
The solution to a local problem comes from innovative strategies that emerged from the locality.
He said, “Senior officers do not have the patent rights over innovation. It comes from and by the people.”
Hence, he advised young officers to actively listen to people and not to ignore or sideline their opinions, versions, and visions.
He shared his experience on how senior IAS officers used to interact with field functionaries to study innovative strategies for an effective and efficient Public Distribution System in Kalahandi district. He narrated the State’s achievements in effective disaster management over the years.
He also informed the officers that the current government is more progressive and vigilant about the functioning of its officers.
Officers are not only observed through a robust mechanism of administrative surveillance, but their activities are also scanned and scrutinized by the people, in general.
The Right to Information and Odisha Right to Public Service Act, etc., are making the public more aware and office bearers much more accountable.
R K Sharma, DG, GAA thanked the Chief Secretary, as the head of the Civil Services of the State, for having addressed the OAS probationers and to have inspired and guided them.
Sharma outlined the changes brought by the Academy in the induction training such as structured field visits, mentorship programme, and management module with Xavier Institute of Management, intensive yoga sessions, and interaction with prominent achievers from different walks of life.
He reiterated the commitment of the Academy to provide honest, competent, sensitive, compassionate, and team-oriented officers for the civil services of Odisha.
