Ahead of the Council of Ministers meeting, the Prime Minister met his Cabinet and outlined the road-map and action plan of his government for the next five years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office, in South Block, New Delhi. (File Photo: IANS)
In his first meeting with the new Council of Ministers on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed all the ministers to reach office on time every morning and avoid working from home.
He also asked the cabinet ministers to involve their deputy ministers (Ministers of State) in all important decisions of the ministeries. He said the deputy ministers should be given adequate responsibilities.
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Modi further added that Members of Parliament and party workers should be given time for meeting, suggesting that their grievances should be heard.
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Ahead of the Council of Ministers meeting, the Prime Minister met his Cabinet and outlined the road-map and action plan of his government for the next five years. He took several decisions including triple talaq Bill among others.
This was the first-ever meeting of the new Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister. Sources said he spelt out his priorities for Mission 2022 and asked them to present a report card every three months.
Sources said the Prime Minister told his colleagues that he would review the task done by them and would monitor the ‘high priority’ schemes being implemented by the various ministries.
Sources said the Prime Minister was more concerned about the schemes and projects such as ‘housing for all’ related with Mission 2022, the year when the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence.
He spelt out his priorities related to ministries dealing with the social sector. For Rural Development and the newly-constituted Jal Shakti Ministry, Modi outlined specific tasks, the sources said.
Modi has already asked the ministries to furnish an action plan for their respective departments for the first 100 days.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told media that the meeting of the Council of Ministers was a regular affair, saying it is a continuation of the practice started by the Prime Minister in 2014.
The BJP on Wednesday formed its Parliamentary Party Executive Committee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Leader of the Party in the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken oath on May 30 along with his council of ministers after leading BJP-led NDA to a big election victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
A total of 57 leaders from BJP and NDA allies were sworn in as ministers.
The BJP had won 303 seats while the NDA bagged 353.
(With inputs from IANS)
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