PM Modi Chairs the 4th National Conference of Chief Secretaries

The 4th annual National Conference of Chief Secretaries commenced in New Delhi on 13 December 2024. As per the practice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the last two days of the National Conference of Chief Secretaries, i.e. on 14 and 15th December 2024.

The fourth edition of the National Conference of the Chief Secretaries is in New Delhi from 13-15 December 2024.

Representatives of the Central Government, Chief Secretaries, and other senior officials of all 28 states, as well as eight Union Territories and domain experts, are participating in the conference.

About the National Conference of Secretaries 

The National Conference of Chief Secretaries is an initiative of the government of India to strengthen the spirit of cooperative federalism. The Chief Secretary heads the civil services of their respective states and Union Territories. The Cabinet Secretary heads the civil service at the Union Level.

• The conference's main aim is to encourage participative governance and partnership between the Centre and the State Governments. 
• To prepare a common development agenda and cohesive action by state and centre to achieve the goals of the common agenda.
• It provides a platform where the state /Union Territory government can present their best practices in a particular domain.
• The state/Union Territory can learn from one another's successful practices.

To achieve this goal, the central government organised the

•  First National Conference of the Chief Secretaries in June 2022 at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
• Second Conference was organised in New Delhi in January 2023.
• Third Conference was also hosted by New Delhi in December 2023.

Theme of the 4th National Conference of the Chief Secretaries

The theme of the 4th National Conference of the Chief Secretaries is -‘Promoting Entrepreneurship, Employment & Skilling – Leveraging the Demographic Dividend.

The discussion will be held on the best practices the state/UT government will follow to benefit from the demographic dividend, especially in the fields of  Manufacturing,  Rural Non-farm, Services, Renewable Energy, Urban and Circular Economy.

During the Conference, the government will organise four special sessions on Frontier Technology for Viksit Bharat, Economic Reforms in States for Investment, Developing Cities as Economic Growth Hubs and Capacity Building through Mission Karmayogi.

The discussion will also be held on achieving self-sufficiency in Agriculture: Edible Oils & Pulses, Care Economy for the Ageing Population, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Implementation, and Bharatiya Gyan Parampara.

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