In the cabinet meeting presided over by the Chief Minister of the state, setting up a satellite town near the state capital was discussed.
"When we have many pressing issues to solve, should we discuss this issue now?" asked Karvannan, a senior minister.
"You have raised a good point. Before we take up any task, it is essential that we contemplate on the need for doing that task. That was why we set up an expert committee to study the need for setting up a satellite town and give its recommendations. The committee studied various aspects of the issue starting from the need for a satellite town through the benefits a satellite town will give and the problems setting up such a town will create, through where it can be set up, to the steps involved in setting up the satellite town and the challenges we may face at each step. The committee has submitted an exhaustive report, after examining the above issues. Mukilan, the Minister for Urban Development has prepared a summary of the report and sent a copy to each one of you. I hope all of you have gone through that summary" said the Chief Minister and looked at the faces of his cabinet colleagues.
Karvannan began to search whether that summary was in the file given to him by his secretary.
"I am aware that some of you might not have found the time to go through the summary of the report. Mr. Mukilan will now present the highlights of the report" said the Chief Minister.
After Mukilan made a presentation about the main parts of the report of the experts committee, there was an in-depth debate on the issue. After the debate, the cabinet decided to accept the proposal to set up a satellite town.
"If there are no other issues, we can conclude this meeting" said the Chief Minister.
"Just a minute, sir!" said Mukilan.
"Yes, please" said the Chief Minister.
"Sir! I believe that after we take a decision, we should immediately begin to take the steps needed to implement the decision." said Mukilan.
Karvannan laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Mukilan! Our Chief Minister has given this important portfolio to you, considering that you are young and well-educated. I think you have no idea about how the government functions. We cannot take steps to implement a decision, immediately after taking the decision. Once we announce our decision, opposition to this decision will come from various quarters. We should first counter such opposition and then only start implementing the decision."
"No, Mr. Karvannan. I agree with our young colleague. In the past, we took some decisions, announced them but didn't take action to implement them immediately. Subsequently, some problems arose and we could not implement the decisions. I can cite several such examples. When we take a decision after deliberating on an issue and after considering all the pros and cons of implementing it, it is only appropriate that we take action immediately to implement the decision. Let us amend our decision that the cabinet decided to issue an order to set up the satellite town. We will issue the order today itself. Once the order is issued, the Ministry of Urban Development will take steps to set up the satellite town immediately" said the Chief Minister looking at Rajan, with a smile.
Thirukkural
Section 2
Materialism
Chapter 67
The Method of Executing An Action
Verse 671 (in Tamil):
sUzhchchi mudivu thuNivu eydhal aththuNivu
thAzhchchiyuL thangudhal thIdhu.
Meaning: Consultation ends in forming a resolution (to act); (but) delay in the execution of that resolve will cause harm.
(This is the English version of the Tamil story 'thuNai nagaram' by the same author.)
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