The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions is celebrating ‘Good Governance Week 2021’ on December 20-25.
Context
The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions is celebrating ‘Good Governance Week 2021’ on December 20-25.
- The theme of Good Governance week is -“Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur”. It aims to take good governance to the rural areas.
About Good Governance week
- Good Governance week is observed to celebrate the strides made by India in promoting citizen-centric governance and improving service delivery in line with Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav celebrations to commemorate 75 years of progressive India.
- Good Governance Day is celebrated on December 25th to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- The Good Governance Day was established by the PM Modi-led government in 2014 to honor Prime Minister Vajpayee.
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India for three terms, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for 13 months from 1998 to 1999 and third for a full term from 1999 to 2004.
- The veteran politician was one of the co-founders and senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- He was the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India to serve a full term in office.
- He was born on December 25, 1924 and passed away on August 16, 2018.
Key-activities during the Week
- A film titled “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur” will also be screened during the week.
- Good Governance Week Portal will also be launched during the occasion and all district collectors of states and union territories will be given access to the online portal to upload and share the progress and achievements.
- The other events include
- Good Governance in Ministry of External Affairs
- Ease of Living and Next Phase of Reforms for Reducing Compliance Burden
- Mission Karmayogi - The Path Ahead
- Experience Sharing Workshop by DARPG on Best Practices in Initiative for Increasing Efficiency in Decision Making
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