Shillong, July 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday called for continuous administrative reforms driven by small but meaningful changes, saying the ultimate purpose of governance is to improve people’s lives through efficient and citizen-centric public service delivery. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day National Conference on NEXTGEN Administrative and E-Governance Reforms in Shillong, Sangma said governments must overcome institutional resistance to change…
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the success of 11 years of the ‘Digital India’ initiative has given the country a new identity worldwide. PM Modi said this feat reveals the resolve of the countrymen to take the nation to new heights by embracing innovation and technology.“Digital India is the strong foundation of a developed and self-reliant India. Over the past 11 years, it has played a crucial role in empowering the poor and deprived, while makin…
Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday reviewed the reform initiatives being undertaken in the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) and Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), aimed at strengthening the functioning of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) through institutional and administrative reforms.Chairing a review meeting, the Chief Minister said the state government had recently urged both the councils to work closely with it t…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) presents India with a transformative opportunity to enhance productivity, improve governance and financial inclusion, and expand access to key sectors such as healthcare, education and manufacturing, the ministry said in an official statement on Monday.According to the ministry, during the addressing of the ‘Governance Summit 2026: Inclus…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Thirty-five Delhi government officials were awarded the ‘Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Governance and Public Service Delivery 2026’ by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, an official said on Tuesday. The award, instituted this year, was presented on the occasion of Civil Services Day for outstanding and innovative work in the administrative sphere, the official said in a statement.The event wa…
Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Gujarat plans to develop 8-10 hi-tech nurseries across districts and expand mangrove and grassland cover as part of a wider push to increase green cover, officials said at the conclusion of a two-day Forest Department “Chintan Shibir” held in Gandhinagar. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, addressing the closing session on Friday, said continuous reflection was vital for effective governance and highlighted the role of technology in improving public service deliv…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India’s MoUs with Nigeria on sharing digital technology provide the African nation with an opportunity to emulate the successful experiment already carried out in a 1.4 billion strong country in delivering social welfare services, education and the creation of jobs.The MoUs were signed in New Delhi when Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, agreed on two key frameworks: one with India’s Ministry of Electronics and Inf…