New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said good governance should be the country's unwavering goal for it holds the key to sustainable development, inclusiveness and economic progress.
President Mukherjee, who delivered the 14th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture on 'Good Governance: Empowering Institutions, Society and Public' on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhavan here, said the term, 'Good Governance', appeared in the development lexicon about two decades back.
"The concept has today gained greater importance and relevance than ever before because of the increasing recognition of its inseparable link to social welfare and public good. It has become the key conceptin development philosophy. Countries too are evaluated on the basis of the quality of governance that they may have succeeded in establishing. The concept of Police State long ago was replaced by the concept of Welfare State," he added.
President Mukherjee said lack of good governance has been identified as the root cause of many of the serious deficiencies in society, and added that it robs the citizenry of their security, and their social and economic rights.
"Though there is no exhaustive definition of the term good governance, its underlying import and idea is wide. It encompasses virtually all aspects of human interaction. It is equally relevant at the local and national level as it is at the international level, President Mukherjee said.
"Every organisation within a society has a decisive role in promoting good governance. These roles may vary depending on the form of structure and institutions that each society may have evolved," he added.
President Mukherjee said good governance is critically dependent on the existence of some fundamental pre-requisites. At the core is the inviolable adherence to rule of law. From it would emanate critical need for participatory decision-making structure, transparency, responsiveness, accountability, equity and inclusiveness.
"Good governance means the existence of an elaborate architecture that has the good of the people as their only focus. Good governance should create a conducive and enabling environment for the people to pursue their happiness," he added.
President Mukherjee said Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a strong and prosperous India or full implementation of Purna Swaraj has the essentials of good Governance forming its base.
"These basic principles of good governance were incorporated in the Constitution by our founding fathers. The objective of establishing a welfare state found expression in it. Our Constitution outlines the values that should be fundamental in the governance in our country," he added.
The 14th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture marked the inaugural ceremony of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of CBI. President Mukherjee unveiled the CBI 'Golden Jubilee Logo' today. He also honoured former CBI Directors and presented the President's Police Medals for distinguished services as also the DP Kohli Award for the best detective constable of CBI on this occasion.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy were among the dignitaries present on the occasion. (ANI)
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