President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that the government service is still one of the most rewarding and satisfying experience for the people.
Addressing a group of probationers of the Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) of 2014 (I) batch who called on him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, President Mukherjee said the scope and breadth of exposure and responsibility that a career in government offers, and that too at a relatively young age, is an experience and opportunity unlike any other.
He told the IOFS probationers that theirs was a stellar role in the defence of the country.
"The officers should always update themselves with new technology. Technological up-gradation is extremely important because for every failed weapon or ammunition, there is the life of soldier at stake who is performing his call of duty. Therefore, it is not only about producing arms and ammunition but about giving quality products," he added.
The probationers are presently undertaking training at the National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur and in Delhi to undergo training on Parliamentary Procedures and Practices at BPST, Lok Sabha Secretariat.
