Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked Chief Secretaries of States to focus on ending mindless compliances, laws and rules which are outdated when India is initiating unparalleled reforms.

“In a time when India is initiating unparalleled reforms, there is no scope for over regulation and mindless restrictions,” he told the senior bureaucrats at the second national conference of the Chief Secretaries chaired by him.

Tweeting about the conference, he said: “Some of the other issues I talked about include PM Gati Shakti and how to build synergy in realising this vision. Urged the Chief Secretaries to add vigour to Mission LiFE and mark the International Year of Millets with wide-scale mass participation.”

“Over the last two days, we have been witnessing extensive discussions at the Chief Secretaries conference in Delhi. During my remarks today, emphasised on a wide range of subjects which can further improve the lives of people and strengthen India’s development trajectory,” tweeted Prime Minister Modi.

Modi tweeted: “With the eyes of the world being on India, combined with the rich talent pool of our youth, the coming years belong to our nation. In such times, the 4 pillars of Infrastructure, Investment, Innovation and Inclusion will drive our efforts to boost good governance across sectors.”

He said “It is my firm belief that we have to continue strengthening our MSME sector. This is important in order to become Aatmanirbhar and boost economic growth. Equally important is to popularise local products. Also highlighted why quality is essential in every sphere of the economy.”

Officials said the conference had heralded a “new era of cooperative federalism” by making the process of policymaking and implementation more collaborative and consultative.”

Addressing the conference on its concluding day, he said the States should formulate policies and schemes focusing on human development, while there should be a spread of higher skills.

He said quality should be the mainstay in any decision and States must address the issues of malnutrition

He said the conference was a wonderful forum to exchange views on important policy related subjects and to strengthen team spirit to take India to newer heights.

The idea behind this conference is that Cooperative Federalism, through Central Ministries and Departments working together with States in seamless coordination, is an essential pillar for the development and progress of New India. With this vision in mind, PM Modi had conceptualised this conference, which was held for the first time last year in Dharamshala.