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First District Good Governance Index Launched for Jammu and Kashmir

The union minister of home and cooperation will be releasing India’s first-ever “District Good Governance Index” which will be under the preparation of DARPG. And this index will be in collaboration with Jammu & Kashmir’s government while the Minister of State will be present for the PMO. Personnel, Pensions and PG Dr Jitendra Singh will also be with Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Mr Manoj Sinha. The development of the authority district good governance index of Jammu and Kashmir will be in collaboration with District Good Governance Index Uttar Pradesh.

Better Understanding

Earlier Amit Shah had chosen to release the National Good Governance Index in the year 2021 dated 25th December. The 2021 index for good governance indicated that in the past 2 years Jammu and Kashmir have shown a 3.7 % increase in the good governance measurement scale. The District Good Governance Index Jammu and Kashmiri is a great initiative too which will be covering every single sector of this union territory.

There was strong performance recorded in the industry and Commerce, Allied Sectors and Agriculture, Utilities and Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Judiciary. Now with the collaboration of the District Good Governance Index Uttar Pradesh it is clear that there will be a proper government working system and there will be no more tolerance for any undoing.

Other Improvements

Here the improvements which were shown in the District Good Governance Index Jammu and Kashmiri are people were able to do business easily, collection of tax, training for skills enhancement, able to connect with rural habitats, women empowerment for the economy, health insurance and having a proper house for everyone.

Since there is a District Good Governance Index Uttar Pradesh collaboration there will be better governance expectations which will be promoting it on the National level as well. With the help of this indexing, the authorities were able to identify the interventions which are happening at the district level. Now this will help the government to target those interventions which will help in improving the futuristic roadmap.

Some Key Highlights Are

For the Agriculture and Allied Sector

Animal Vaccination, Soil health card Scheme & Kisan Credit Card Scheme was achieved with Universal Coverage. Now there is growth in the production of food grain, horticulture produce, milk production, meat production, and agricultural credit.

Industry and Commerce Sector

Improvement in registration of GST, Many MSMEs have registered online, with a Credit facility for handicrafts and Self Employment.

Human Power Development Sector

Now schools are having drinking water, gender-based separate toilets and also electricity facilities so that children will have access to the computers and they will also get mid-day meals.

Public Health

Betterment of immunisation process now the PHC/Sub-centers are getting converted into Health and Wellness centres with owned buildings.

Utility and Public Infrastructure Sector

Now there will be no housing issue for the people, with the safety of the water they will be getting 50% of houses sanctioned by the government. And 18 districts will get 100% sanitation facilities.

Social Welfare and Development Sector

80% aadhar will be seeding with ration cards now.

Financial Inclusion

As per Jan Dhan Yojana, there will be proper financial support.

Public Safety and Judicial

Many cases were solved.

Citizen centric Governance

Many traditional offices are converted into e-offices.

Conclusion

The approach from the District Good Governance Index Uttar Pradesh for the betterment of Jammu and Kashmir is clear and the government of the state is also ready to make things safe for the people and for those who are new to the state as well. The plan to safeguard Jammu and Kashmir was always in thought of Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi but there was a need for a suitable approach which was taken from the collaboration. For the past 2 years, this was in the plan to provide good governance to this part of India.

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Who was involved in the preparation of the district good governance index for Jammu and Kashmir?

Ans.This was basically prepared by the DARPG (Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances) after the collaboration with Jammu & ...Read full

Which government sectors are weighted under this index?

Ans. Here the performance of government sectors was analysed and as per that was weighted. Allied and Agriculture se...Read full

What was the benefit of collaborating with Uttar Pradesh DGGI?

Ans. District Good Governance Index Uttar Pradesh gave an estimation of how the work can be done in order to fight against crime and also to build ...Read full

What will be the benefit for Jammu and Kashmir from this index?

Ans. The first benefit is that Jammu and Kashmir will be having the first-ever DGGI as per the union government. Now...Read full