New Delhi,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged the sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministers to implement a data-driven governance model based on technology and end “licence raj.
In an over four-hour-long meeting in Varanasi during his two-day trip to his parliamentary constituency, PM Modi told all the 12 BJP CMs to ease the compliance burden in every sector and focus on climate-resilient infrastructure and natural farming, according to an official BJP statement.
BJP national president J.P. Nadda, deputy chief ministers from the party, and other top leaders also attended the meet that was aimed at sharing good governance practices within the party.
“The basic idea was to showcase best practices and the BJP model of governance,” senior BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe .
The CMs and their deputies made presentations and highlighted key welfare schemes of their respective states, elaborating on innovative practices.
Some of these included climate-resilient infrastructure projects, issuance of family identity cards, schemes for promotion of natural farming, and rural livelihood programmes with self-help groups at the centre.
“Many chief ministers made presentations on best practices adopted in their states. Some are highly successful and it came to the notice of other chief ministers to adopt them,” said Sahasrabuddhe, who was present during the meeting.
