Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) The Namami Gange project has been included in the prestigious ‘Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration’ in July 2020.
(2) The Government of India instituted “The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration” in the year 2006.
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1&2
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- The Namami Gange project has been included in the prestigious ‘Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration’.
- National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG, DG Rajiv Ranjan Mishra today instructed District Magistrates and other officials associated with the District Ganga Committes to submit their nominations for this year’s prestigious award.
PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration:
- Restructured Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 scheme was launched on July 17 2020.
- 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.
- This year, for the very first time, the PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration seeks to recognize the efforts of District level officials involved in the Namami Gange Programme.
- This is an exemplary recognition for the initiatives being taken up under the Namami Gange Mission. Under this award category, one award shall be given to a district out of the 57 notified District Ganga Committees under the Namami Gange Programme.
- Nominations have been called in four major categories – District Performance Indicators Programme, Innovation General Category, Aspirational Districts Program and Namami Gange Program.
Background:
- The Government of India instituted “The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration” in the year 2006 to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts/ Organizations of the Central and State Governments.
- The Scheme was restructured in 2014 for recognizing the performance of District Collectors in Priority Programmes, Innovations and Aspirational Districts.
- For the year 2020, the scope of the awards has been expanded to identify areas of overall outcome-oriented performance in the districts across sectors.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=210146