Do duty with sincerity: Pranab Mukherjee

Tribune News Service

Mussoorie, December 9

President Pranab Mukherjee addressed IAS trainees on the conclusion of their foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie today. He asked them to do their duty with utmost sincerity and honesty in the interest of the nation.

The President reached the Jolly Grant airport around 11.20 am where he was welcomed by Governor KK Paul and Chief Minister Harish Rawat. Chief Secretary S. Ramaswamy, Secretary Sailesh Bagoli, DGP Anil Raturi, Commissioner, Garhwal, Vinod Sharma, IGP Sanjay Gunjyal were present on the occasion. Mukherjee boarded a helicopter with Paul to reach the academy.

The President addressed the 397 IAS trainees from various departments, who completed their foundation course. He urged them to do their duty with utmost sincerity, dedication and integrity in the interest of the nation, as the job of an IAS officer was full of responsibilities. The officers should work towards taking the country on the path of development, he said.

He later left for Delhi from the Jolly Grant airport around 3.10 pm. The Governor and the Home Minister gave him a send off at the airport. The security was tight with the police force keeping a vigil at every vantage point in the hill town.

Municipal Council president Manmohan Singh Mall was also present at the Polo ground to welcome the President.