New Delhi, Sept 06: The National Council, an apex body of the consultative machinery of the Central Government Employees, today discussed issues affecting interests of more than 30 lakh employees and their families. The National Council (joint consultative the machinery and compulsory arbitration), which met today under the chairmanship of Kamal Pande, Cabinet Secretary, arrived at a consensus on concerted efforts to bring in the highest level of efficiency in government sector to transform it into a "modern, professional and responsive machinery" capable of ensuring quick and efficient delivery of public service. Pande said government has been contemplating a series of administrative reforms which would smoothen the interface between the government machinery and public, an official release here said. These reforms would include new initiatives to make the administration more efficient, transparent, citizen-friendly and accountable.
There would be a gradual switch-over to e-governance and culture of "paperless office" and fresh round of simplification of rules, regulations and procedures is on the anvil.
Training programmes would also be organised to help Central government employees to acquire new skills, it said.
Bureau Report