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Learnings: Public Figures and Bureaucrats
Governors, Chief Ministers and Education Ministers Working in NCERT gave me opportunities to attend several meetings in Chandigarh, Agartala chaired by the Chief Ministers of Haryana and Tripura and Education Ministers, and a meeting in Port Blair chaired by the Governor. I realised in every meeting that the perception of the public is generalised, which is generally biased. The Governors, Chief Ministers and Ministers cannot be relegated to being ‘incapable’ of taking tough decisions and people with ‘no understanding and intellect’. It is only when you interact with them in meetings, the way these are conducted, they surprise you by letting you know during interactions that most of them are well read and well informed. They conduct themselves with dignity. Many of them have an intellect of a high order. They come well prepared, follow the agenda, question inaction and take important decisions.
Senior Administrators NCERT is the advisory body to MHRD for School Education. It has been an integral part of MHRD’s initiatives, research, training and academic support to States and Union Territories.
