Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Apr 21: Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir has achieved the unique distinction of winning the Prime Minister’s Excellence Award for programme implementation in the category of “Swachh Vidyalaya” programme. The award was received on behalf of District Anantnag by Deputy Commissioner Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi conferred awards for excellence in implementation of priority programmes on the occasion of Civil Services Day here today.
For the priority programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Nagaon, Assam was awarded in North East and Hill States category, Chandigarh in UTs and North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in Other States group.
Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), West Sikkim and Bikaner, Rajasthan were awarded in North East & Hill States and Other States category respectively.
Under Swachh Vidyalaya programme, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh were awarded in North East & Hill States, UTs and Other States group respectively.
In the implementation of Soil Health Card Scheme, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh and Balrampur, Chhattisgarh were conferred award in North East and Hill States and Other States respectively.
he Prime Minister congratulated the awardees for their successful initiatives and said that their success could prove inspirational for other civil servants. The Prime Minister noted that 74 success stories were shortlisted for consideration for awards this year, which represents a substantial jump over previous years. Nevertheless, he added, this represents only about 10 per cent of India’s districts.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the last two years the Government has become more citizen- centric towards the goal set by Narendra Modi of delivering “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”.
Former Cabinet Secretaries, Secretaries, Chief Secretaries of States and senior officers from various Ministries of Central and State Governments were also present in the Civil Services day function.
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