Facing ground realities is most effective way of experience: Governor Patel
Monday - March 21, 2022 10:16 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Participants of National Defense College study team pay courtesy visit to Governor
Bhopal 21 March 2022: Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that the most effective way to gain experience is to face and be aware of the ground realities. He said that information regarding the hard work and efforts behind the brilliance of achievements must be sought if they have to be followed.
Governor Patel was holding a discussion with the members of the study team from the National Defense College today. The team included soldiers from Indian and Allied countries besides senior officers of police and civil services.
Governor Mangubhai Patel said that the country’s largest scheduled tribes’ population, abundant forests, natural resources, peace loving citizens and communal harmony are the hallmarks of Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh is self-sufficient in energy production. Noteworthy achievements have been made in all areas of infrastructure including drinking water supply, sanitation, health, education, skill development, employment, self-employment, sports, agriculture, rural, urban development, industry and irrigation. The state bagged third award in the country’s Swachh Bharat Survey 2020-21, Indore’s fifth time first award and Bhopal first award for clean capital. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to have implemented Public Service Guarantee Act in the country along with online solution to the problems of citizens. He said that during the training, there should be mutual reflection on the efforts to make internal security, strategic arrangements effective. Experiences on internal security, obstacles to peace and order and efforts to resolve them must be shared with each other.
The Governor was informed regarding the training programme by Faculty member of National Defense College, Major General Hari B. Pillai. He said that since its establishment in 1960, the college conducts an annual course of 47 weeks for India and allied countries every year. This 62nd training involves 120 officers from the military and civil services, including 22 friendly countries. He informed that eight teams of 15 participants are touring different areas of the country. The team that visited Madhya Pradesh includes Indian participants as well as officials from Korea, Sri Lanka, Oman and Uzbekistan.
Director of Academy of Administration Sonali Ponkshe Wayangankar informed that the team has visited Shaurya Memorial located in Bhopal. Sanchi, Indore and Mandla districts are to be visited. During the tour, the team members will view the state’s cleanliness, smart city, women self-help groups, scheduled tribes and industrial area of Pithampur – Window to News
