Do not seek comfort zone: PM Modi to civil service probationers

Do not work for numbers but for making the lives of people better, avoid chasing the comfort zone were some of the key suggestions Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave to 488 officers on completion of their foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy.

In a virtual address, the prime minister said the uniqueness of this batch is that it is entering active service in the year when the country is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. "Your batch will play a key role in the nation's development in the Amrit Kaal of the next 25 years," he added.

The prime minister emphasised the need to embrace the experience from the field as real feel of the issues of the file come from there. Files do not contain just the numbers and statistics but they contain life and aspirations of the people.


"You do not have to work for numbers but for the lives of the people," the PM said.

The prime minister mentioned the new reforms in the sphere of civil services-Mission Karmyogi and Aarambh Programme. Officers should pray that they should never get an easy assignment as a challenging job has a joy of its own.

"The more you think of going to the Comfort Zone, the more you will stop your progress and the progress of the country," he said.