Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday encouraged young IAS officers to "share their experiences of field training" in jobs they have been assigned with. This he said while interacting with over 170 young IAS officers who have recently been appointed Assistant Secretaries in the ministries and departments of the Central government. The Prime Minister also discussed with the 2016-batch IAS officers about some of the elements of good governance, including Jan Bhagidaari, information flows, optimal utilisation of resources, and people's trust in governance. Recent governance initiatives such as Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, and Ayushman Bharat, also came up for the discussion. Minister of State in the PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh and senior officials from the Department of Personnel and Training were present on the occasion.