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SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2014 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Theory of CAG, CVC causing policy paralysis a bogey: Vinod Rai NEW DELHI, June 21: Dismissing the hypothesis that investigating and auditing agencies are responsible for policy paralysis, former CAG Vinod Rai today said bureaucrats can deliver given the space and empowerment as is being provided by the Narendra Modi Government. Praising Modi’s administrative skills, Rai said: “Now, story that emerges is that here is the adminis- tration which is willing to provide that space. “Long term economic growth whatever, wherever it may be can- not be sustainable unless it is nur- tured through governance.” After taking over as Prime Minister last month, Modi assured the bureaucracy of protection against malicious prosecution for bona fide decisions. He assured secretaries to the Government to approach him or mail to him directly, with inputs and ideas on any issue, for deciding matters quickly. During Rai’s tenure, Government auditor CAG had come out with reports that alloca- tion of public resources, telecom spectrum and coal blocks, by the UPA regime had caused notional losses of lakhs of crores to the exchequer. In a reference probably to the previous UPA Government charge that investigative agencies were hampering growth, Rai said at an event here that “all the stories of CBI, CVC or CAG etc etc causing a policy paralysis is a bogey. (PTI)
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SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2014 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
Theory of CAG, CVC causing policy paralysis a bogey: Vinod RaiNEW DELHI, June 21:
Dismissing the hypothesis thatinvestigating and auditing agenciesare responsible for policy paralysis,former CAG Vinod Rai today saidbureaucrats can deliver given thespace and empowerment as isbeing provided by the NarendraModi Government.
Praising Modi’s administrative
skills, Rai said: “Now, story thatemerges is that here is the adminis-tration which is willing to providethat space.
“Long term economic growthwhatever, wherever it may be can-not be sustainable unless it is nur-tured through governance.”
After taking over as PrimeMinister last month, Modi assuredthe bureaucracy of protection
against malicious prosecution forbona fide decisions.
He assured secretaries to theGovernment to approach him ormail to him directly, with inputsand ideas on any issue, for decidingmatters quickly.
During Rai’s tenure,Government auditor CAG hadcome out with reports that alloca-tion of public resources, telecom
spectrum and coal blocks, by theUPA regime had caused notionallosses of lakhs of crores to theexchequer.
In a reference probably to theprevious UPA Government chargethat investigative agencies werehampering growth, Rai said at anevent here that “all the stories ofCBI, CVC or CAG etc etc causinga policy paralysis is a bogey. (PTI)
