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MAJOR POLICY DECISIONS AND INITIATIVES
(BULLET POINTS)
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSION
Right to Information Act passed. The Cabinet approved setting up of second Administrative Reforms Commission to prepare a detailed blue print of public Administration system . Conference of Chief Secretaries organised to focus on good governance, administrative reforms and related issues and model code of governance finalised and circulated to all Chief Secretaries of States.. Cabinet endorsed/approved setting up of National Institute for Smart Government as a not-for-profit Company with equity of 49 per cent by Government and 51 per cent by the private sector. A Digital Repository to disseminate the knowledge of best practices in the area of Good Governance being launched shortly. So far 105 Information Facilitation Counters set up by different Ministries/Departments. Organizations awarded for successfully implementing e-Governance initiatives during the National Conference on e-Governance. Workshops organized at Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata for creating awareness and building capacities in the area of Record Management. Eleven films on good governance practices of States produced. 78 Reports of various Administrative Reforms Commissions/Committees spanning from pre-British era till date being digitized. The presentation on best practices of the States being organized every month to share the experiences with other States. BSC/SB/LG
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