Rama Krishna Sangem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said June 10 Monday his office -Prime Ministers’f Office (PMO-) has become a “catalytic agent” which infuses new energy and dynamism into the system, and claimed that it used to be seen as a big power centre 10 years ago.
Addressing staffers of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) after he began this third term, Modi said his only goal is “nation first” and his only motivation “Viksit Bharat”, adding that this was his expectation from them as well. My every moment is for the country,” Modi said, asserting that he has promised to work round the clock to achieve the goal of India becoming a developed country by 2047
The PMO should be for service and it should be a people’s PMO and not Modi’s, he said, adding that he was not born to rule and he does not think about accumulating power. The 140 crore people of India are always on his mind and he considers them a form of God, Modi said.
In the last three months, Modi said in an apparent reference to the election campaign, he witnessed their strength, dedication and energy for a new resolve. That is why people have again given him the opportunity to serve the country, he added. Modi took the oath of office on Sunday.
PMO too will change
PM Modi addressing his PMO for the first time in 10 years is seen as an effort to gear up his administration to meet the needs of a coalition government that he heads. Unlike in the past, now NDA allies too need to be taken into consideration before taking any major decisions. Modi’s PMO all these years is used to a particular style of functioning.
Now this will have to change. For instance, the PMO cannot bulldoze a decision or proposal from a ministry headed by a minister from NDA coalition partners. Sitting over files for too long of the ministries held by the allies too may not be acceptable hereafter. PM Modi was trying to tell his PMO that he is a changed man and his style of functioning too will change.\
