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Komal gupta

02/01/22 13:20 PM IST

Source: PIB

District level Governance Index

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Jammu & Kashmir will soon become the first Union Territory in the country to have a district level Good Governance Index, modeled on the Good Governance Index 2021 launched on 25 December 2021.

District Good Governance Index (DGGI)

DGGI will enable each of the 20 districts of Jammu & Kashmir to rise to the level of some of the best-administered districts of the country, with 

  • Time-bound disposal of office files and other matters
  • Increased transparency
  • Increased accountability 
  • Increased citizen participation

The DGGI Framework has 58 Indicators drawn from different aspects of development and district administration distributed in 10 sectors that include,

  • Agriculture & allied sector
  • Commerce & Industry
  • Human Resource Development
  • Public Health
  • Public Infrastructure & Utilities
  • Economic Governance
  • Welfare & Development
  • Public Safety
  • Judiciary 
  • Citizen-Centric Governance

About GGI

The Good Governance Day is observed on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25th December). It was observed for the first time in 2014.

 

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