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22/04/22 19:21 PM IST

Churu & Bishnupur Districts receive Prime Minister's Award for Excellence

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  • In the category of “Promoting excellence in sports and wellness through Khelo India Scheme”, Churu, Rajasthan has emerged as the best performing district, and the second spot has gone to Bishnupur, Manipur.
About Award 
  • The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration were instituted by the Government of India to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts as well as organisations of the Central and State Governments.
  • For the year 2021, these Awards have aimed at recognizing the contribution of civil servants in the categories of - Promoting “Jan Bhagidari” or People’s participation in Poshan Abhiyan; Promoting excellence in sports and wellness through Khelo India Scheme; Digital Payments and good governance in PM SVA Nidhi Yojana; Holistic Development through One District One Product Scheme; Seamless, End-to-End Delivery of Services without Human Intervention; and Innovations.
Khelo India Programme 
  • The “Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports” (Khelo India Scheme) is a continuing flagship scheme of the Government of India initiated in 2016-17.
  • Aim- at infusing sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country thus allowing the populace to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence in holistic development of children & youth, community development, social integration, gender equality, healthy lifestyle, national pride and economic opportunities related to sports development.
  • The Scheme enables the States/UTs in development of sports and improving the well-being of their citizens.
Source-PIB 

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