DHAKA: India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministers to lay emphasis on overall governance, efficient delivery and implementation.

Chairing the second meeting of his Cabinet on Thursday, prime minister Narendra Modi outlined the top 10 policy priorities for his government.

The PM has asked his ministers to fix a timetable of priorities for the first 100 days.

Sharing details of the meeting, parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu said the prime minister will meet his ministers and secretaries separately to discuss all important issues.

He has also asked Cabinet ministers to allocate work to their respective ministers of state, Naidu said.

The top 10 priorities listed out by Narendra Modi, according to Times Now, include

1. Build confidence in bureaucracy

2. Welcome innovative ideas and give freedom to bureaucrats to work

3. Transparency in govt; e-auction will be promoted

4. Education, health, water, energy and roads to be priorities

5. People oriented policy will be govt's priority

6. Infrastructure and investment reforms

7. System to be in place for inter-ministerial issues

8. Economy's concerns to be addressed

9. Policies to be implemented in time-bound manner

10. Stability and sustain ability in govt policies

BDST: 1640 HRS, MAY 29, 2014