AWARDS
Over the past five years, Gujarat has made excellent progress on all fronts – and these efforts have not gone unnoticed. Whether it is rehabilitation of earthquake victims or e-Governance implementation for transparency; best practices in solid waste management or environment consciousness – Gujarat has pursued excellence in several areas and won over 60 accolades and awards all along the way. Not only the number is large, if one looks at the list of awards, it includes awards and citations for a variety of sectors right from economic freedom to environmental protection, e-Governance to energy conservation, health to heritage protection and sanitation to software development, reflecting holistic development of the state.
The agencies conferring these awards also range widely from International bodies like the United Nations, World Bank, UNESCO, Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management (CAPAM), and to various Ministries/agencies of Government of India like Ministry of power, Ministry of non-conventional energy services and institutions like India Tech Excellence Foundation, Computer Society of India and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
Besides several sector specific awards, Gujarat ranks No. 1 in The Economic Freedom Index as per the research conducted by The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.However the icing on the cake is recognition of Modi as No.1 Chief Minister by the people, thrice consecutively in five years in India Today-ORG MARG Survey, a unique recognition ever achieved by any CM in the country. His being adjudged as the “Person of the year” by the readers of a weekly “Chitralekha,” rating ahead of Amitabh Bachchan and many others, speaks a lot about his popularity.
No comments:
Post a Comment