Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Apr 20: On the occasion of Civil Services Day today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated an Exhibition on the theme “Transforming India”, highlighting various progressive schemes and programmes initiated by the Modi Government and the outcome of their implementation.
The two-day exhibition, which is the first of its kind and organized by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (ARPG), is being held at Vigyan Bhawan and has been conceived with the objective of showcasing different welfare programmes brought in during the last two years. Accompanied with visual displays and video clips, the exhibition focuses on several flagship programmes, including Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachch Bharat Yojana, Swachch Vidyalaya Yojana, Soil Health Card, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, etc.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that during the last two years, under the constant inspiration and motivation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Department of ARPG, along with the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), has truly emerged as the Research & Development (R&D) wings of the government and have been constantly engaged in planning new reforms and effectively pursuing them.
For the first time in several decades, Dr Jitendra Singh said, not only the public welfare schemes are being launched, but as a result of constant monitoring, many of the targets are being achieved before time. Citing one such example, he referred to “Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana”, which, he said, Prime Minister outrightly laid the target of 1000 days for rural electrification of over 18,000 villages of the country which were still devoid of power supply. The exhibition stall of the scheme put up today, not only depicted the rapid progress made in implementing the scheme, but also claimed that possibly the entire rural electrification process will be achieved much before the target of 1000 days, he added. Similarly, the stall relating to “Jan Dhan Yojana” depicts the latest update on the amount deposited in accounts opened through this scheme, which, on date, is over Rs.36,000 Cr.
Dr Jitendra Singh also informed that, unlike in earlier years, for the first time, several interactive and academic duscissions will be held simultaneously in four different Halls of Vigyan Bhawan. To enlarge the ambit of these discussions, he said, at least eight Ministers of the Union Cabinet will be present at one or the other session and the main session will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow. On the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh also released a book on “Transforming India”.
Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha, Union ARPG Secretary Devendra Choudhary, Union DoPT Secretary Sanjay Kothari, Former Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth, Senior former and present Secretaries of Government of India and Chief Secretaries of different States attended today’s function.
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