Modi Focus on Governance, Asks Ministers for 100-Day Timetable

He said Modi was keen that the "spirit of federalism was followed" and had told the ministers that there should be immediate response to representations from states.

"State proposals should not be kept pending for long. There is need to take states along," he said.

"The issues raised by MPs and by the people should also be viewed in all seriousness and resolved soon," Naidu added.

Modi, who served as Gujarat chief minister for over 12 years, had often complained about the indifference of the central government to some issues raised by his state.

The prime minister, who is expected to separately meet ministers and secretaries of various departments in the coming days, asked the ministers to prepare their priority agenda for their first 100 days and "decide on priorities", Naidu said.

He said departments had been asked to prepare a list of issues that were pending from the UPA government and implement them.

There is speculation that Modi may address the nation possibly after the parliament session June 4-11.

The Modi government also moved to prevent possibility of nepotism with the ministers asked to select their personal staff from the general pool.

Officials said the department of personnel and training has issued a circular making it clear that the union ministers will have to select their personal staff from the general pool which would end the system of handpicking officials, sometimes even relatives.

They said some ministers in the past had appointed their relatives as their personal staff.