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GOOD GOVERNANCE: The Vice- President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, with T N Seshan and Vishwanath D Karad, founder of World Peace Centre, at the blessings ceremony for the unveiling of MIT School of Government, Pune, in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: V.V. Krishnan
NEW DELHI: Advocating the need to rid the system of corruption and red-tapism, the Vice-President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, said on Tuesday that a good Government is one which constantly works for betterment of the poor and is compassionate and sympathetic towards their basic needs. Speaking while launching the MIT School of Government (MITSOG), Pune, at his official residence here, Mr Shekhawat used the opportunity to speak his heart out on the issue of governance and corruption. "Our environment of governance today is polluted, the values are on the decline and corruption is all-pervading. We certainly could have progressed much more but for the fact of rising corruption that has been a big roadblock to speedy development,'' he said. Stating that corruption directly impacts on the integrity and efficiency of public governance, he said improving governance and rooting out corruption are closely inter-linked and need to form an integral part of the common agenda for action. Asserting that though there are massive programmes for rural development and several schemes targeted for the welfare of the poor, he said while there is no dearth of money, we are all witness to the sad spectre of inefficient and corruption infected implementation at the field level. Recalling the "sharp comment'' of former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, that only 15 paise out of a rupee got delivered to the poor, Mr Shekhawat said, "one cannot overemphasise the urgent need to make the delivery system of such schemes and programmes totally free of corruption''. As for MITSOG, he expressed happiness that in the Masters Diploma in Government Programme it has not only thoughtfully packaged both compulsory and optional subjects, but would also provide exposure to the students in such relevant and important subjects as Constitution, functioning of Parliament, State Legislatures, Panchayati Raj, Budget and finance. Further through the optional subjects, he said, the programme would impart knowledge and training in areas like legal system and corruption. The Vice-President said it was also heartening to note that MAEER's MIT Group of Institutions, which is offering education to over 25,000 students in various disciplines, has started MITSOG, the first of its kind school in Asia to groom the future leaders of the country.
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