What’s wrong in changing business rules when Constitution amended several times: Andhra CM

Amaravati, Dec 10 (PTI) Calling for an overhaul of existing government business rules to improve governance, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said when the Constitution has been amended, what is wrong in changing the business rules to do good to people.

Addressing a meeting of ministers, secretaries and heads of departments at the secretariat, the Chief Minister emphasised that the government must be willing to make sweeping changes for the public good.

“When we have amended the constitution itself several times in the country, what’s wrong in changing the business rules to do good to people?” he asked.

He directed officials to rescind unnecessary rules and implement comprehensive change management to ease governance.

The CM called for extending efficient governance powered by technology and a data lake, and directed an audit of all departments to assess efficiency.

According to Naidu, the government possesses complete information of the performance of every officer and department. He advised them to cognizant of this data and ensure that they work with accountability and are answerable to people. PTI STH ROH