MUMBAI, Apr 9: Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said more than 2,000 rules and laws were scrapped by the Narendra Modi Government in the past nine years for ease of governance and ease of doing business, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.He said previous Governments found “comfort in a status quoist approach”, but Prime Minister Modi has demonstrated the courage and conviction to do away with such rules, many of which persisted since the time of British Raj and caused inconvenience to the citizens.The ultimate aim of good governance is to bring ease of living to the citizens, said the Minister of State for Personnel.He was speaking as the chief guest after presenting the Yashraj Bharati Samman (YBS) awards at a ‘gratitude ceremony’ organised by the Yashraj Research Foundation (YRF) here on Saturday night.He said the three categories in which the awards have been presented, namely innovation in healthcare, transforming people’s lives and ethical governance, have always been the priority of the Modi Government.The Minister recalled that soon after the government came to power in May 2014, within two to three months, the practice of getting certificates attested by gazetted officers was done away with.“Thereafter within a year, Prime Minister spoke from the ramparts of Red Fort about the abolition of interview in job recruitment so that a level playing field could be provided. In pension, face recognition technology was introduced so that the elder citizens did not have to go through the tedious process of getting a life certificate,” Singh said.
