Shankar IAS Academy Coimbatore organised a felicitation ceremony on Sunday to congratulate 5 of its students who successfully cleared TNPSC Group 1 Exams, recently.
Former member of UPSC, New Delhi and Former Vice Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai Prof.E.Balagurusamy took part as the Chief Guest and felicitated the achievers Madhu Varshini, Assistant Commissioner - Commercial Tax; Harsha, Assistant Director of Rural Developement and Beulah Violet, DSP, in the presence of Arun Senthilnathan, Center Head, Shankar IAS Academy, Coimbatore and other invited guests.
Other 2 achievers Larsen Israel (DSP) and Jeevitha, Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Society were honoured in absentia.
Prof.E.Balagurusamy, the Chief Guest addressed the achievers from the academy and its students. He said civil service is the backbone of nation building, and the fundamental duty of civil servants is to serve the people.
Talking about its importance in delivering good governance, he said civil servants are the bridge connecting people and government, and effective civil servants are crucial to achieve the goal of the Indian Government - which is to make India become a developed nation by 2047.
To make this great dream and aspiration of the government become a reality, civil servants and politicians have to work hard for it, or else it would remain as a statement.
Prof.E.Balagurusamy argued that India needs to further improve its education system, healthcare and the per capita income; doing so will help our country to be regarded as a developed nation just like the government desires.
Talking to the aspirants and the soon-to-be Civil servants, he recommended them to make decisions objectively, be a quick responder to society's requests/issues, practice utmost transparency at work, be a person of accountability. He also advised them to learn to say 'NO' to few things in their career and always be a morally, ethically strong person.
Speaking further, he said critical thinking and collaborative working are important for civil servants. He suggested them to approach an issue with critical thinking, break the problem into pieces and find solutions for them while also including all parties concerned in the process and hearing their ideas as well.