Prime Minister of India - Dr. Manmohan Singh

NAC website launched

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, launched the website of the National Advisory Council, www.nac.nic.in, at a function here today.

Launching the website, Dr Singh said that the NAC has been "an effective instrument providing a link between the government and the thinking elements in our society". He expressed his gratitude to NAC Chairperson Smt Sonia Gandhi and to its members for the "wealth of ideas generated in such a short period of time. In the past planning has suffered from the weakness of having adopted a "top to bottom" approach. Rajiv Gandhi wanted a better link between the top and the bottom and therefore empowered the pnchayat raj institutions." Dr Singh added that the NAC has enabled the government to also reach out to non-government organizations, social activists and intellectuals. "The NAC is an effort to fill that gap. The government takes the advice of the NAC seriously. It has provided us with a lot of food for thought." said Dr Singh.