The Committee of Governors, constituted during the 48^th Conference of Governors in October 2017, called on President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind, at RashtrapatiBhavan today (January 9, 2018) and submitted its report ‘Rajyapal –VikasKeRajdoot: Catalytic Role of Governors as Agents for Change in Society’. The Committee comprises Shri ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; Shri BanwarilalPurohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu; Shri Ram Naik, Governor of Uttar Pradesh; Shri Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura; and Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Himachal Pradesh (not present at today’s meeting).

This Committee was constituted to examine the role of Governors in taking forward the developmental process. In its report, it describes an action-outcome framework that can be adopted by Raj Bhavans in their role as change agents and lists out potential priorities. The report emphasizes identifying priority areas along with activities that can help realise the objectives of SarvShrest Bharat. It suggests Governors play a mentoring role in overall implementation of developmental schemes in their states.

 

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