Question:Union Minister of Personnel launched the revamped PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, with respect to this consider the following:
(1) District Performance Indicators Programme
(2)Innovation General Category
(3)Aspirational Districts Program
(4)Namami Gange Program
Which of the above categories is used for nominations?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c ) 1,2 and 4
(d ) All the above
Answer:(d)
- Context:
- Union Minister of Personnel launched the revamped PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration and the web portal www.pmawards.gov.in, which for the very first time seeks to recognize the efforts of District level officials in the Namami Gange Programme.
Background:
- The Government of India instituted “The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration” in the year 2006 to recognize the extraordinary work done by Districts/ Organizations of the Central and State Governments.
- In the meeting of the National Ganga Council held in December, 2019 at Kanpur under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, it was decided to create a “Good Performance for Ganga Rejuvenation” award for the Ganga districts under the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Public Administration Scheme.
Facts:
- The Scheme has been revamped to recognize the performance of the District Collectors towards outcome indicators, economic development, peoples’ participation and redressal of public grievances.
- Nominations have been called in four major categories:
- District Performance Indicators Programme
- Innovation General Category
- Aspirational Districts Program
- Namami Gange Program.
By-Arpit Mishra
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