Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 19: Five senior officers of the State will be conferred with Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration on the Civil Services Day at Union Capital on April 21.
These officers are Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal, Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda, Chief Electoral Officer, B R Sharma, Principal Secretary Planning, B B Vyas and Special Secretary to Chief Secretary, R K Varma.
These officers have been chosen for the highest award of the Government of India for the year 2010-11 for their special initiatives and valuable contribution in the successful conduct of the Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir after several decades.
The award will be conferred on them by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on the Civil Services Day celebrations at Union Capital on April 21.
It is worthwhile to mention here that massive turnout was recorded in the Panchayat elections, which were held after several decades.
Later, Government constituted a committee headed by Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal, whose recommendations regarding devolution of funds, functions and functionaries of 14 departments, were accepted in totality by the Government to empower these grass root level democratic institutions.
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