NEW DELHI: A Group of secretaries on Sunday presented their ideas and suggestions on ‘Swasth Bharat, Shikshit Bharat’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had exhorted the top bureaucrats to come up with ideas for transformative change in various areas of governance.

The presentation was also attended by Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Manohar Parrikar, besides Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya. So far, four Groups of Secretaries have made such presentations to Mr. Modi.

Eight such groups were set up by Mr. Modi recently for focussed attention to various sectors. Two Groups of Secretaries on Innovative Budgeting and Effective Implementation and Swachh Bharat and Ganga Rejuvenation had also presented their ideas on Friday with regard to “transformative change” in the lives of people. The subjects on which the groups have been set up are — ‘Good Governance — challenges and opportunities’, ‘Employment generation strategies’, ‘farmer-centric initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors’, ‘education and health- universal access and quality,’ ‘innovative budgeting and effective implementation’, ‘accelerated growth with inclusion and equity,’ ‘Swachch Bharat and Ganga rejuvenation’ and ‘energy efficiency and conservation.’ — PTI