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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n EPFO hosts Prabhat Kumar, Former Cabinet Secretary and First Governor of Jharkhand
<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Posted On: 27 AUG 2025 9:24PM by PIB Delhi <\/p>\n
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The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS) of the Employees\u2019 Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) hosted the 21st edition of Reimagining Governance: Discourse for Excellence (RGDE) today with Prabhat Kumar, Former Cabinet Secretary of India, First Governor of Jharkhand, President of the IC Centre for Governance, and Chancellor of Usha Martin University, Ranchi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0014VM9.jpg\")
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nDelivering the keynote address on the theme \u201cBeyond Compliance: Embedding Ethics in Public Service\u201d, Prabhat Kumar drew on his decades of experience to stress that governance must rest equally on justice and compassion. Recalling Chaudhary Charan Singh\u2019s counsel to \u201csee the lives behind every file,\u201d he said that when there are multiple right answers, civil servants must choose the one that is both compassionate and just.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nHe underlined humility as the ability to accept truth from anywhere and urged officers to \u201cdo more than what is expected, more than what the charter of duties prescribes.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nReferring to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee\u2019s vision for the Golden Quadrilateral, he noted that leadership lies in raising the level of discourse \u201cnot merely joining corners of the country, but uniting cultures, languages, and people.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nResponding to a question on whether the Cabinet Secretary is the \u201cboss\u201d of organised civil services, Kumar clarified: \u201cThe Cabinet Secretary is not a boss in the hierarchical sense. His role is to inspire confidence as the sole leader and mentor for all public servants in the country. Only then will the culture of working in silos begin to melt.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nHe also observed that while corruption is a grievous offence, it represents only a narrow slice of the unethical spectrum. Ethics in governance, he said, is defined equally by everyday choices\u2014how colleagues and citizens are treated, whether responsibility is owned, and whether unearned credit is claimed. \u201cEthics is the distinction between what we do and what we ought to do,\u201d he noted, adding that ethics in governance must be anchored not only in compliance, transparency, and accountability, but also in the spirit of service.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nKumar shared the IC Centre for Governance\u2019s three-dimensional framework for ethics:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1. Do what is right.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2. Do not only what is right but also what is just and compassionate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n3. Do more than what is expected<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nConcluding his remarks, he said: \u201cViksit Bharat must be accompanied by Naitik Bharat.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nRamesh Krishnamurthy, Central Provident Fund Commissioner, underlined EPFO\u2019s critical role as custodian of trust for crores of workers, pensioners, and employers. Highlighting reforms such as faster digital claim settlements, grievance redressal through Nidhi Aapke Nikat, and the forthcoming unified IT platform, he said: \u201cTechnology is important, but ethics is what gives our systems durability and trust. The Government\u2019s confidence in EPFO to implement the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana is both an honour and a responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nKumar Rohit, Director, PDNASS, described RGDE as a forum to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the values of public service. He highlighted two new training initiatives: Compassion in Governance, developed with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi\u2019s Movement for Global Compassion, and a Design Thinking workshop with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad\u2014both aimed at turning ethical principles into practical tools for governance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nModerator Uttam Prakash, RPFC, introduced Prabhat Kumar with a light-hearted profile, observing that his career continues to prove that \u201csharp minds don\u2019t retire, they just reframe the questions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAbout 800 officers and officials joined this online session, that is held every month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n****<\/p>\n
Rini Choudhury\/Anjelina Alexander<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n(Release ID: 2161380)<\/span>
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Delivering the keynote address on the theme \u201cBeyond Compliance: Embedding Ethics in Public Service\u201d, Prabhat Kumar drew on his decades of experience to stress that governance must rest equally on justice and compassion. Recalling Chaudhary Charan Singh\u2019s counsel to \u201csee the lives behind every file,\u201d he said that when there are multiple right answers, civil servants must choose the one that is both compassionate and just.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He underlined humility as the ability to accept truth from anywhere and urged officers to \u201cdo more than what is expected, more than what the charter of duties prescribes.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Referring to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee\u2019s vision for the Golden Quadrilateral, he noted that leadership lies in raising the level of discourse \u201cnot merely joining corners of the country, but uniting cultures, languages, and people.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Responding to a question on whether the Cabinet Secretary is the \u201cboss\u201d of organised civil services, Kumar clarified: \u201cThe Cabinet Secretary is not a boss in the hierarchical sense. His role is to inspire confidence as the sole leader and mentor for all public servants in the country. Only then will the culture of working in silos begin to melt.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He also observed that while corruption is a grievous offence, it represents only a narrow slice of the unethical spectrum. Ethics in governance, he said, is defined equally by everyday choices\u2014how colleagues and citizens are treated, whether responsibility is owned, and whether unearned credit is claimed. \u201cEthics is the distinction between what we do and what we ought to do,\u201d he noted, adding that ethics in governance must be anchored not only in compliance, transparency, and accountability, but also in the spirit of service.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Kumar shared the IC Centre for Governance\u2019s three-dimensional framework for ethics:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 1. Do what is right.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2. Do not only what is right but also what is just and compassionate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3. Do more than what is expected<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Concluding his remarks, he said: \u201cViksit Bharat must be accompanied by Naitik Bharat.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Central Provident Fund Commissioner, underlined EPFO\u2019s critical role as custodian of trust for crores of workers, pensioners, and employers. Highlighting reforms such as faster digital claim settlements, grievance redressal through Nidhi Aapke Nikat, and the forthcoming unified IT platform, he said: \u201cTechnology is important, but ethics is what gives our systems durability and trust. The Government\u2019s confidence in EPFO to implement the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana is both an honour and a responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Kumar Rohit, Director, PDNASS, described RGDE as a forum to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the values of public service. He highlighted two new training initiatives: Compassion in Governance, developed with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi\u2019s Movement for Global Compassion, and a Design Thinking workshop with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad\u2014both aimed at turning ethical principles into practical tools for governance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Moderator Uttam Prakash, RPFC, introduced Prabhat Kumar with a light-hearted profile, observing that his career continues to prove that \u201csharp minds don\u2019t retire, they just reframe the questions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n About 800 officers and officials joined this online session, that is held every month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n ****<\/p>\n Rini Choudhury\/Anjelina Alexander<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n (Release ID: 2161380)<\/span> Ministry of Labour & Employment EPFO hosts Prabhat Kumar, Former Cabinet Secretary and First Governor of Jharkhand Posted On: 27 AUG 2025 9:24PM by PIB Delhi The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS) of the Employees\u2019 Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) hosted the 21st edition of Reimagining Governance: Discourse for Excellence (RGDE) today […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-358573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-others"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358573\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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