Governor Shri Mangubhai Patel said that at all times and in every society, good people always receive respect. Service work done with sensitivity gives inner joy. The comfort of material facilities is momentary. Learning with full concentration and dedication becomes the foundation of future success. A small lapse during training can become the cause of a major accident in future. Governor Shri Patel addressed the trainee Deputy Collectors of the RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration, who had visited Raj Bhavan on Friday. On this occasion, Principal Secretary to the Governor Dr. Navneet Mohan Kothari and Additional Secretary Shri Umashankar Bhargav were also present.
Governor Shri Patel said that among all living beings in nature, the most powerful is the human being, who has been given unique strength in the form of intellect and speech. With the meaningful use of these strengths, a person becomes better step by step. The need is for positive use of intellect and polite use of speech. He said that in future life one should always have the spirit to learn and to understand through experiences. Important and useful practical knowledge is received from the most deprived, backwards and poor persons of society. He said that in a democratic system, civil servants serve as an essential link between the government and the public. They form the foundation of good governance. The primary requirement of good governance is that officers take decisions with sensitivity, wisdom, fairness and factual understanding. He said that schemes of the state government are prepared with the aim of helping and uplifting deprived, poor and backward persons and communities. Without understanding the intent of a scheme, its purpose, and the condition of the beneficiary, difficulties arise in shaping the scheme and ensuring its effective implementation. He familiarised trainee officers with the ground realities of implementation through examples of tap water and housing schemes. Governor Shri Patel said that administrative success does not come from working while sitting in rooms. Extensive field visits are essential. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that a scheme can be truly understood not in the office but by going to the ground.