Govt seeks 60 ideas on admin reform

The Centre has sought ‘action plans’ from various ministries on 60 new ideas such as bringing down the ‘cost of doing business’ in India, replacing multiple environmental legislation with a single Environment Management Act, opening up beach and sand minerals mining to the private sector and indigenous manufacture of low-cost tablets to take education to poor children.

As a follow-up of the September 18 interaction of the prime minister with secretaries of all union ministries and departments, 60 ideas and suggestions across sectors have been identified as desirable. The Cabinet Secretariat has identified the lead ministries to take these suggestions forward and furnish action plans for their implementation.