Chief Secretary Donald Phillips Wahlang has urged officers to deal with the public with love, affection and empathy and to be grateful with the power and privileges they have to solve the problems of the people.
Addressing the annual conference of the Meghalaya Civil Services Officers’ Association (MCSOA) held at the State Convention Centre, here today Wahlang stressed on the importance of having empathy as an officer, and to understand the problems of members of the public when they come to the officers to share their hardships.
He also laid stress on the importance of skilling, reskilling, upskilling and capacity building of both the junior as well as senior officers, especially in this new age of digitization.
Wahlang encouraged the officers to get over the fear of failure. He said failure is part of the job, but they should not be scared or discouraged rather they should move forward and move on and take decisions to ensure that people’s lives are positively impacted.
He further highlighted the need for financial planning for the junior officers so as to have secure savings when they retire. He also encouraged the officers maintain a healthy lifestyle, which people tend to neglect.
Others who spoke included Dr Vijay Kumar, Commissioner of Division for Garo Hills, C V D Diengdoh, Secretary Personnel and AR Department.
The Conference saw the participation of Meghalaya Civil Services Officers from various parts of the state.
