Governors roped in for Centre plans
Mr modi spoke at length about how governors could leverage their experience in different walks of life.
New Delhi: With his eye firmly on the forthcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Governors to leverage their position to highlight Centrally-sponsored schemes and initiatives and help people derive maximum benefits from them.
Addressing the opening session of the 49th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mr Modi said that since Governors are also chancellors of many universities, they could use International Yoga Day to spread awareness about yoga among the younger generation, and they could oversee celebrations being planned to mark 150th birth birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Reminding Governors of their pivotal role in India’s federal structure, Mr Modi said that they could visit some of the recently electrified villages to witness how people there had benefited from the scheme, and in states with significant tribal population, they could help in ensuring that these communities take advantage of initiatives in various fields.