Governors to be catalytic agents of change in society: PM Modi

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said Governors can become catalytic agents for change in the society while upholding the sanctity of the Constitution.

Addressing a conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan here, he mentioned the target of ‘New India’ by 2022 and emphasized that this can be achieved only by making it a people’s movement, a PMO statement said.

He also said that the Governors can “motivate” banks to give loans under Mudra scheme to tribals, dalits and women, especially in the period between Constitution Day on November 26 and Ambedkar Mahaparinirvana Diwas on December 6.

He encouraged them to interact at length with students and teachers in this regard, the statement said. Giving the example of the recent Hackathon conducted by the Union government where students had proposed technology solutions to several problems, the prime minister said universities should be centres of innovation.