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simplify others. Efficiency, accountability, responsiveness, and a propoor
attitude will be the hallmark of the administrative system in the
years to come.
2) The Civil Service, the steel frame of India's administrative system,
would be reformed and strengthened. New cadre system and modern
service code will be adopted to enable professionalism at all levels of
administration. Senior officers will be suitably empowered to take
timely and bold decisions. Responsibility and accountability will be fixed
for fulfillment of goals and targets. Officers will be allowed to work in
the private sector. Similarly, lateral entry of talented professionals from
the private sector at senior levels will be encouraged.
3) Discretionary powers vested with public authorities will be reduced.
Objective criteria will be laid down for the exercise of such powers.
4) Delays in environmental clearance for development projects will
be removed. It will be mandatory for authorities to clear or reject a
proposal within 45 days.
5) A Fund for Modernization of District and Sub-District
Administration will be set up for better office amenities and public
interface; computerization, communication, and networking; better
grievance redressal mechanism; and mobility to enable improved
outreach to the public. Administration will be empowered to raise
resources from the local community and to involve it in improving the
amenities in a transparent manner.
6) The Planning Commission will be reformed and reorganized in
light of the changing developmental needs of our country.
7) In order to improve efficiency of budgetary resources and public
assets, we will work towards convergence of Centrally sponsored
schemes, transfer of certain schemes to States based on suitability.
Electoral Reforms
1) Consensus will be evolved to prevent entry of criminal elements into
politics.
2) In cooperation with all political parties, the NDA will work towards
raising the standards of Parliament and State Legislatures.
3) A National Institute for Training Elected Representatives will be
established.
India to be ruled by Indians
Legislation will be introduced to ensure that important offices of the
Indian State can be occupied only by those who are India's natural
citizens by their Indian origin.
Centre-State Relations
The NDA Government's achievement in this regard can be judged by
the fact that Centre-State relations are no longer a subject of political
debate. They are marked by harmony and cooperation, which were
sadly missing in previous decades. Our Government has not
discriminated against any State on political grounds. This shall continue
to be our approach in the coming five years. On the issue of Article 356
of the Constitution, we remain committed to the consensus reached at
the Inter-State Council meeting in Srinagar in 2003.
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