Conference of AR Secretaries of States / UTs to be held Tomorrow

The Conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms of the States / Union Territories will be held in New Delhi tomorrow. Organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India it will be inaugurated by the MoS for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Shri V. Naraynasamy.

The Conference aims to create a national platform to share experiences of the states in the field of reforms / initiatives undertaken by the departments of Administrative Reforms in the States / Union Territories to improve public service delivery, make the administration effective, transparent, accountable and citizen-friendly. It will also provide a forum for the A R departments of the States / UTs to highlight the challenges faced by them and their expectations from the Department of AR & PG, Government of India. The Conference will provide an opportunity to take stock of the pace and progress of administrative reforms across the country and incidentally to inventorise such efforts at the national level.

The Conference is to be attended by the MoS (PP), Secretary (ARPG&P), AR Secretaries of the States / UTs and senior officers of the departments.

In addition to the inaugural session, there will be two plenary sessions. The first plenary session will be on a panel discussion on `Role of District Collectors in the Changing Times’. The second plenary will feature presentations by the Secretaries (AR) of States / UTs.