Pune: Former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami said that Pune has now become a part of the governance map of the country.
He was speaking as the Chief Guest on Tuesday at a function organised to felicitate over 100 candidates, who passed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination this year, including the top three rank holders.
The fifth edition of the national-level UPSC felicitation event by Maharashtra Institute of Technology, School of Government (MIT-SOG), was held in association with Sakal Media Group. “Pune is known as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. However, now it has become a part of the governance map of the country due to the presence of MIT-SOG,” Gopalaswami said, lauding the institute for offering a platform for future 'leaders' of the country.
"When you have prepared an action plan, you should give the politicians liberty to change it. This is because they have more understanding of the grassroots situation," he advised the toppers.
The founder of Loksatta party of Andhra Pradesh, Jayaprakash Narayan, founder of MAEER Viswanath Karad, Chief Operating Officer of Sakal International Learning Centre Apoorva Palkar, former secretary of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Sudheendra Kulkarni and Dean of MITSOG Rahul Karad, were also present.
Also launched during the event was a mentor-mentees programme where around 50 top civil service rank holders would train UPSC aspirants, who will be selected by MITSOG from several applicants.
Harita Kumar, who topped the exam this year, maintained that this is a rare kind of platform for the past, present and future civil servants to network.
“This felicitation for the civil servants is not for the success in exams but due to a hope that you will be able to bring a change,” Jayaprakash Narayan told the rank holders.
Narayan, also an ex-IAS officer, lauded Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for being upright and honest.
The former Union cabinet secretary and chairman of MITSOG, TN Seshan said while addressing the gathering through video conferencing that with UPSC, one gets a big canvas and unlimited resources to shape poor people's needs.
“You should be trustees of poor people and not of the politicians and senior bureaucrats,” he advised.
Giving tips to IAS aspirants, Apoorva Palkar said intelligence is not the key to success. “A mediocre person can succeed in a better way if he/she discovers what they are 'cut out for'. You need to understand the method of learning and gain ability to become system-oriented,” she remarked.
He was speaking as the Chief Guest on Tuesday at a function organised to felicitate over 100 candidates, who passed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination this year, including the top three rank holders.
The fifth edition of the national-level UPSC felicitation event by Maharashtra Institute of Technology, School of Government (MIT-SOG), was held in association with Sakal Media Group. “Pune is known as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. However, now it has become a part of the governance map of the country due to the presence of MIT-SOG,” Gopalaswami said, lauding the institute for offering a platform for future 'leaders' of the country.
"When you have prepared an action plan, you should give the politicians liberty to change it. This is because they have more understanding of the grassroots situation," he advised the toppers.
The founder of Loksatta party of Andhra Pradesh, Jayaprakash Narayan, founder of MAEER Viswanath Karad, Chief Operating Officer of Sakal International Learning Centre Apoorva Palkar, former secretary of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Sudheendra Kulkarni and Dean of MITSOG Rahul Karad, were also present.
Also launched during the event was a mentor-mentees programme where around 50 top civil service rank holders would train UPSC aspirants, who will be selected by MITSOG from several applicants.
Harita Kumar, who topped the exam this year, maintained that this is a rare kind of platform for the past, present and future civil servants to network.
“This felicitation for the civil servants is not for the success in exams but due to a hope that you will be able to bring a change,” Jayaprakash Narayan told the rank holders.
Narayan, also an ex-IAS officer, lauded Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for being upright and honest.
The former Union cabinet secretary and chairman of MITSOG, TN Seshan said while addressing the gathering through video conferencing that with UPSC, one gets a big canvas and unlimited resources to shape poor people's needs.
“You should be trustees of poor people and not of the politicians and senior bureaucrats,” he advised.
Giving tips to IAS aspirants, Apoorva Palkar said intelligence is not the key to success. “A mediocre person can succeed in a better way if he/she discovers what they are 'cut out for'. You need to understand the method of learning and gain ability to become system-oriented,” she remarked.
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