Union Minister of State for Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh has said that transparency, accountability and citizen-centricity have became the hallmark of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Governance Model. He said that the Prime Minister has given India a "sustainable" model of governance, which has defied the principle of diminishing returns as the dividends increase with each passing year. Speaking at a private event in Delhi today, The Minister said that within three months after taking charge at the Centre, one of the first major decisions was to introduce self-attestation. The Minister also given the reference of challenges like earthquake in Bhuj and the latest COVID pandemic and how Mr Modi handled crises by providing new ideas and turned challenges into opportunities. He also underlined that the Modi government had done away with over 1500 rules which have become obsolete and were hindrance to governance.<br />'' <br />'' Dr Singh in his address pointed out that the Space sector in India functioned under veil of secrecy, but since Mr Modi has unlocked the sector for private participation, innovative potentials of Start-Ups were unleashed. He said, today the country has 102 start-ups working in cutting-edge areas of space debris management, nano-satellite, launch vehicle, ground systems, research etc.<br />'' <br />''The Minister also stressed on free and unrestricted access to information to prevent corruption.