Select bureaucrats will get the Prime Minister's awards on April 21, observed as Civil Services' Day, for their contribution to effective implementation of the government's key initiatives.
The award, which carries a citation and cash prize, is to recognise and reward the extraordinary and innovative works done by officers of the central and state governments.
This is for the first time a new category of "excellence in implementing a priority programme" has been added to the PM's awards. The theme of 10th Civil Services Day is "Transforming India--Reform to Transform".
The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is to bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas, by promoting cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation.
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Whereas, Swachh Vidyalaya mission is aimed at ensuring separate toilets in every school for boys and girls. The objective of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is to provide weaker sections and low income groups access to various financial services like savings bank account, need based credit, remittances facility, insurance and pension.
Minister's awards under the four priority programmes. These awards will be given in three groups--the first group consists of eight north-eastern states and the three hill states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
The remaining 18 states constitute the second group while the third group comprises seven Union Territories. Eight awards will be given to the first and second group under the four priority programmes, it said.
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) has conducted an exhaustive analysis and assessment for short listing the awards.
Civil Services Day is organised on April 21 every year when civil servants rededicate themselves to the cause of the citizens and renew their commitment to public service.
The day coincides with the date on which Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel had addressed the first batch of probationers at the All India Administrative Service Training School at Metcalfe House, New Delhi in 1947.