Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a second two-day round of the Chintan Shivir in October, with the exact dates yet to be finalised, people familiar with the matter said.
The meeting was earlier scheduled for September 29 and 30 but was deferred as several ministers had pre-scheduled official appearances, the people said.
People aware of the developments said the ministers were asked to speak about their respective ministries’ work in the meeting.
The discussions focused on how departments could improve three aspects of their work namely policy, delivery of those policies and the experience of people accessing government services.
A key outcome of the first round was focused outreach to women and youth alongside schemes aimed at recognising women in agriculture, the above people said. PM Modi also asked ministers to focus on “beneficiaries ko jodna” (bringing more beneficiaries) into the fold, as part of better governance, the people said. The second round is expected to witness discussions on best practices that could help expand the government’s reach among voters, the people cited above said.
Such schemes could subsequently be examined at the Prime Minister’s Office, where a decision will be taken on whether they should be pursued more aggressively or dropped, they added.
Ministries are also expected to revisit schemes and programmes that have either not delivered the intended results or were not taken up, the people said.
