No information on 'idea boxes' suggestions: Government

NEW DELHI: The Centre has "no information" with it on suggestions received through ' idea boxes' installed in power corridors of North Block here, as part of Narendra Modi's government efforts to seek out-of-box suggestions for good governance.

"No information in available," said the department of personnel and training ( DoPT) in response to an RTI query seeking detail of suggestions received through the initiative and action taken on them.

A total of five 'idea boxes' were installed in June this year by the DoPT at prominent places in the North Block, which houses ministries of personnel and home among others, inviting ideas from government employees.

Besides these, one such box each is installed at Lok Nayak Bhawan at Khan Market and Old JNU Campus-- from where some of the divisions of the Personnel Ministry function.

The boxes are to be opened on every Friday evening, according to a DoPT order.

All officials have been requested to put their ideas briefly on a sheet of paper by mentioning their name, designation and posting in the designated boxes fro consideration at appropriate level, it said.

The idea boxes have been installed to receive innovative ideas from the employees to improve the functioning of the Department and to create a conducive work culture, the order said.

The central government has also started a website — www.mygov.nic.in — to ensure good governance with people's participation. People can give suggestions on various new initiatives taken by the government including 'swachh bharat', 'clean Ganga' and 'digital India'.