PM Modi launches Karmayogi Sadhana Week, stresses ‘Nagrik Devo Bhav’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined the mantra Nagrik Devo Bhav and highlighted the importance of citizencentric public service while inaugurating Karmayogi Sadhana Week 2026Addressing the inaugural session through video conferencing PM Modi said It is essential to update public services as the country advances in this changing world Karmayogi Sadhana Saptah is an important link in this attempt The main mantra of the principle of governance we are working on is Nagrik Devo BhavHe congratulated people for their participation in the event stating Many congratulations and best wishes to all of you of Karmayogi Sadhana Week In this era of the 21st century rapidly changing systems a rapidly changing world and our India advancing at the same pace between them For this it is necessary to continuously update public service in accordance with the timesThe Prime Minister noted that Karmayogi Sadhana Week serves as a critical initiative for enhancing the capability of every government employeeKarmayogi Sadhana Week is an important link in that very endeavour You are all familiar with the fact that the principle of governance we are advancing today is fundamentally guided by the mantra Citizen is God With the spirit embodied in this mantra the focus today is on making public service more capable and more sensitive towards citizens he saidThe PM also urged officials to focus on strengthening their own capacities rather than limiting others adding Another major principle of success is to enlarge your own line rather than shortening others In our country since independence many kinds of institutions have been working with different focuses But there was a need for an institution whose focus is capacity building which enhances the capability of every employee every karma yogi working in the governmentIn a firstofitskind national initiative the Capacity Building Commission launched Sadhana Saptah 2026 from April 28 marking one of the largest collaborative capacity building efforts across Indias civil services ecosystem The initiative coincides with two important milestones the Foundation Day of the Capacity Building Commission and the completion of five years of Mission Karmayogi an official release from Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances amp Pensions readSadhana Saptah stands for Strengthening Adaptive Development and Humane Aptitude for National Advancement The initiative will bring together Central Ministries Departments and Organisations MDOs States and Union Territories and over 250 Civil Services Training Institutions CSTIs in a shared national capacity building effortCivil servants across the country will participate in structured capacitybuilding programmes designed to build competencies required for achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047For the first time capacity building activities across ministries states and training institutions are being aligned within a common thematic framework While earlier efforts focused primarily on individual ministries or departments Sadhana Saptah expands participation across the broader civil services ecosystem creating a shared learning movement at a national scale a release readFrom North to South civil servants across levels from early career officers to senior leadership will engage with common themes that support responsive citizencentric governanceThe week is anchored around the Three Sutras Technology Tradition and Tangible Outcomes Learning activities include webinars workshops Samuhik Charcha sessions and curated courses on the iGOT Karmayogi platform available in multiple Indian languages including Hindi a release added