Guwahati, Jan 9: Union minister of state Jitendra Singh has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance reforms have helped in mainstreaming the Northeast.
“Path-breaking decisions were taken by the central government for the development of the Northeast, which are visible in the quality of life of the people of this region. Northeast today is being cited as an example of Modi’s development model,” Singh said, while addressing the inaugural session of a two-day regional conference on the theme “e-Governance” here on Tuesday.
The conference, being organised at Assam Administrative Staff College here by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in collaboration with the Assam government, was inaugurated by Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, in the presence of the Union minister and other dignitaries.
Singh further said that the reforms were brought in by the central government for ease of governance and ease of delivery of services.
“The Prime Minister’s Awards were brought in. An objective criterion was made based on flagship schemes. The idea was to let all the districts compete. As a result, now we have participation from more than 750 districts and we have received some of the best excellence awards from Northeast,” he said.
“Mainstreaming has to happen on the level of thoughts and the best practices. We started the Swachhata campaign and Rs 1162 crore was raised by just selling garbage. The initiative has brought positive changes across the country,” he added.
The Union minister also spoke on the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS).
“It is not only a means of involving citizens but also a means of binding the entire country,” Singh said, adding that initiatives such as the Civil Services Day, Good Governance Index and regional conferences have given a massive outreach to the Northeast.
He further said that the regional conference on e-Governance would serve as an important platform to transfer knowledge and practices that could be mutually beneficial.