Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Vice-President Urges IAS Trainees to Serve Inclusive Development
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan spoke to new IAS officers after they completed the second part of their training.
He told them that public servants should care about helping people and doing their duty.
He said development should reach everyone, including people in remote places.
He asked the officers to work well in teams instead of focusing only on individual success.
He also said honesty and good character are important for leaders.
About 41 percent of the officers in the batch are women.
He encouraged them to use technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve government services.
He said their work should help solve people’s problems and make citizens feel heard and empowered.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the 2024 IAS batch’s Phase-II training valedictory programme at LBSNAA in Mussoorie on August 20, 2026.
He urged the officers to make “Sevabhav” and “Kartavyabodh”—a spirit of service and sense of duty—their guiding principles.
Radhakrishnan asked them to ensure inclusive, last-mile development and strengthen citizen-centric governance.
He stressed integrity, ethical leadership, teamwork, continuous learning and adaptability in public service.
About 41 percent of the batch are women, while emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain were highlighted as tools for better services.
- Who
- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed IAS Officer Trainees of the 2024 batch, with Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Gurmit Singh and other officials present.
- What
- He delivered the valedictory address for the officers’ Phase-II training and urged them to provide ethical, inclusive and technology-enabled public service.
- When
- August 20, 2026.
- Where
- The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
- Why
- To congratulate the trainees and encourage them to support inclusive last-mile development and the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal.
- Speaker
- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan
- Event
- Valedictory programme for Phase-II IAS training
- Batch
- 2024 IAS Officer Trainees
- Location
- Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
- Women’s representation
- Approximately 41 percent of the 2024 batch
- Guiding principles
- “Sevabhav” and “Kartavyabodh,” described as a spirit of service and sense of duty
- Technologies mentioned
- Artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning and blockchain
- Development goal
- Viksit Bharat 2047; one article incorrectly refers to a Developed India target for 1947
