By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JULY 13, 2018: WHILE addressing the Valedictory function of the Foundation Training course for the Assistant Section Officers (Direct Recruits) of Central Secretariat Service, organized by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, today here in New Delhi, the Union MoS (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that the Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) are very important component of the structure of Govt of India.

Dr Jitendra Singh further said that the ASOs are an essential tool of governance, since the notes and drafts prepared by them form the bedrock of Govt policies as the proposals pass through various stages in the govt hierarchy. He also expressed happiness over the fact that their training also included citizen-centric approach. He emphasised on the need for improvisation in training to meet the challenges of today's demands.

Dr Jitendra Singh told the new officers to have out-of-box thinking and innovative ideas to improve the system.  He appreciated the fact that the new ASOs are well qualified, educated and trained and they should bring in lot of qualitative inputs in the system.