Groups of Secretaries on Innovative Budgeting, Swachh Bharat

The Groups of Secretaries on Innovative Budgeting and Effective Implementation and Swachh Bharat and Ganga Rejuvenation today presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi their ideas with regard to "transformative change" which the government wants to bring about in the lives of people.
These two groups are among the eight set up by Modi recently for focussed attention to various sectors.
"As a follow-up to Prime Minister's exhortation to Secretaries to come up with ideas for transformative change in various areas of governance, two Groups of Secretaries presented their ideas and suggestions on Innovative Budgeting and Effective Implementation, and Swachh Bharat and Ganga Rejuvenation to the Prime Minister," a PMO statement said.

Ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Manohar Parrikar were present besides all the Secretaries to the Government of India, it said.
During and after the presentation, several members of the audience, including the Prime Minister and Union Ministers asked questions related to the theme of the presentation, and gave their suggestions, the statement said.
Earlier, on the January 12, the first group, on Energy Conservation and Efficiency, had made its presentation.
The subjects on which the groups have been set up are -- 'Good Governance - challenges and opportunities','Employment generation strategies', 'farmer-centric initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors', 'education and health- universal access and quality', 'innovative budgeting and effective implementation', 'accelerated growth with inclusion and equity', 'Swachch Bharat and Ganga rejuvenation' and 'energy efficiency and conservation'.