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Develop and manage community resources such as land, water resources,
forests, wetlands and wasteland development.
Facilitate industrial development, infrastructural facilities such as roads,
electricity, communications, market centres etc. have to be provided.
Mobilise and utilise natural, human and financial resources for
accomplishing developmental objectives
Create new administrative organisations and improve the capacity of the
existing ones for developmental purposes.
Secure the support of the people for developmental activities by facilitating
dynamic good-governance
Promote a clean and green environment and protect human rights.
Facilitate democracy by maintaining democratic ideals.

While, a career in the IAS sets one up for a life of power, prestige, job-security,
occasional perks and a comfortable post-retirement life supported by offering
consultancy and liasoning services; it is pertinent to realise that entry into the
service should be considered as a privilege and a fruitful chance to channel the
dynamism and vivacity of the new recruits into progressive activities that
contribute to the building of the nation; especially at a time when the society has
been plagued by numerous inequities.

Moksha Pillai

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