A group of Probationers
of Indian Postal Service of 2010-2013 batches and Indian P&T Accounts and
Finance Service of 2011-2013 batches called on the President of India, Shri
Pranab Mukherjee today (April 16, 2014) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Addressing the probationers,
the President said that they were entering government service at a time of
great flux and ever increasing expectations of the citizenry from our public
machinery. The environment today presents myriad challenges and opportunities
at the same time. The State is today no longer merely responsible for the
maintenance of law and order or the dispensation of justice. Its role today is
far more pro-active and far more inclusive in that it has to promote growth
with equity. He said that the development paradigm has changed. The philosophy
of development today is empowerment of people through entitlements which are
backed by legal guarantees such as Right to Information, Right to Education
etc.
The President stated that
as the nature and scope of the activities of the State changes, the role of its
admin¬istration assumes greater importance. Therefore, the greatest challenge
before the civil servants today is to adjust to this new role of the Government.
He urged the officer trainees to be the agents of the change which they wish to
see in their society and country.
Source : PIB
