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Cover Story National Civil Services Day Special

With Civil Services Day, the tradition of the
Prime Minister's Excellence Award is being
given a new dimension. Hardly anyone would
have thought that scrutiny in three groups in
a diverse country would be possible. Earlier,
the work used to be impressed by writing an
application and making a good report. Now
there is no scope to influence. Apart from
calling the call center and asking questions,
the jury is also meeting and talking to the
concerned through video conferencing. It
consists of 16 awards. The award carries
incentives up to Rs 20 lakh for projects of
public welfare.

n Now the award is given in the category
of major programs and innovation.
THE AWARD priority programs. These are important
Awards are also being given for

programs for New India.
IS BEING GIVEN n The schemes for which honour is being
given are important for fulfilling our
dreams of New India, for uplifting the
A NEW DIMENSION economy and the standard of living of
the common people, and for their ease
of living.

THE DESIRE TO GROW, THE PATH and the Chandel district of Manipur in the northeast
TO WALK TOGETHER have increased livestock vaccination coverage from
A strong emotional bond between the administration 20% to 85%. In districts like Jamui and Begusarai in
and the public is critical for development. Governance Bihar, where even 30 percent of the population had
should flow from top to bottom and bottom to to make do with one bucket per family per day, 90
top. Its most important feature is technology and percent of the population now has access to safe
innovation! Today, the more districts in the country drinking water.
use technology, the more they innovate new methods Within four years, first trimester registration of
of governance and delivery, the further they advance. pregnant women increased from 37% to 97% in the
The desire for development in the Aspirational Madhya Pradesh district of Chhatarpur. In Namsai,
District Programme, as well as the path of walking Arunachal, Mewat, Haryana, and Dhalai, Tripura,
together, have resulted in districts such as Darrang institutional delivery increased from 40-45% to 90%.
in Assam, Sheikhpura in Bihar, and Bhadradri The number of pregnant women receiving regular
Kothagudem in Telangana significantly reducing supplementary nutrition increased from 70% to 97
child malnutrition. In four years, Goalpara in Assam percent in Raichur, Karnataka; coverage of gram

PM MODI'S The journey from 75 years of independence to 100 years of independence will be a period to see
a flourishing India. In the mode in which the country is working today, the role of all bureaucrats
MANTRA should be of minimum government-maximum governance. You have to ensure that how your
interference in the lives of the citizens is reduced and that the common man is empowered.

18 New India Samachar April 16-30, 2023