Question: For what reason, Ministry of Panchayati Raj has won the SKOCH Challenger Award?
a) Use of ICT in Governance
b) Social Inclusion
c) Transparency in Governance
d) None of the above
Answer: c)
Facts
- Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, on January 16, 2021, received the SKOCH Challenger Award conferred on the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) under “Transparency in Governance.
- It was given to the ministry for their IT-led initiatives and transformational reforms leading to outcome-based performance improvement, better transparency, and strengthening of the e-Governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country.
- The Award was given virtually during the 70th SKOCH Summit (SKOCH Public Policy Forum).
About SKOCH
- SKOCH Group is India’s leading think tank dealing with socio-economic issues with a focus on inclusive growth since 1997.
- The services provided by SKOCH include field interventions, consultancy, research reports, impact assessments, policy briefs, books, journals, workshops and conferences.
- SKOCH Group has instituted India’s highest independent civilian honours in the field of governance, finance, technology, economics and social sector.
By – Kameshwar Shukla
Reference : https://skoch.in/
https://www.thespeedpost.com/skoch-challenger-award-to-ministry-of-panchayati-raj-for-transparency-in-governance/