The Officer Trainees of the 2022 Batch of Indian Foreign Service called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday. On the occasion, Prime Minister exhorted the Officer to study the implementation and success of the Aspirational District Programme, which can help in the developmental trajectory of Global South. He also spoke about the focus of the government towards attaining saturation of welfare schemes and how it has resulted in reaching out to every needy person without any discrimination.
 
Prime Minister also discussed India's G20 presidency and asked the Officer Trainees about their experience of attending G20 meetings. Speaking about environmental issues, Prime Minister elaborated about the Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for environment) and said that the issue of climate change can be tackled effectively by lifestyle change by everyone.
 
Prime Minister also engaged in a wide-ranging interaction with the Officer Trainees and asked them about their experience so far, after joining the government service. The Officer Trainees shared their learnings during the course of their training including in village visit, Bharat darshan and Armed Forces attachment. They also informed the Prime Minister about the transformational impact of many welfare schemes of the government like the Jal Jeevan Mission and PM Awas Yojna.