India asks states to boost food production
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Commodity Online): Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked state governments to tackle shortages of essential supplies while promising all possible assistance from the Centre.
Addressing the first annual conference of the Chief Secretaries here, he reaffirmed Centre's commitment to assist States in everyway it can.
"It will never be possible to insulate ourselves from the pulls and pressures of international demand and supply. The State Governments must forge appropriate strategies to bolster food production and tackle shortages of essential supplies," he said.
Doing some plain speaking on newer challenges confronting the administrators, the Prime Minister said people Monday resent "apathy, sloth and corruption in any form and at any level of government more than ever before".
He said the rising expectations of the people made them impatient with the speed at which results were delivered by the government.
"Governance Monday has become extremely complex... There is clamour for accountability from all quarters - the legislature, the judiciary and the media," he said.
Addressing the first annual conference of the Chief Secretaries here, he reaffirmed Centre's commitment to assist States in everyway it can.
"It will never be possible to insulate ourselves from the pulls and pressures of international demand and supply. The State Governments must forge appropriate strategies to bolster food production and tackle shortages of essential supplies," he said.
Doing some plain speaking on newer challenges confronting the administrators, the Prime Minister said people Monday resent "apathy, sloth and corruption in any form and at any level of government more than ever before".
He said the rising expectations of the people made them impatient with the speed at which results were delivered by the government.
"Governance Monday has become extremely complex... There is clamour for accountability from all quarters - the legislature, the judiciary and the media," he said.