The Indian Papers did not this information in news coverage, I beleive that Mr Prithvi Raj Chauhan (M o S in PMO Office) was to attend the function representing Central Government but did not attend.....??????
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 11:36 AM, BRT Rajan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *Gujarat receives UN Public Service Award at Spain !?!* > ** > > *Fwd : BRT Rajan* > > > > > > > > *Gujarat receives UN Public Service Award at Spain* > http://deshgujarat. com/2010/ 06/23/gujarat- receives- un-public- > service-award- > at-spain/<http://deshgujarat.com/2010/06/23/gujarat-receives-un-public-service-award-at-spain/> > > Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat, 23 June, 2010 > > The Chief Minister Office, Government of Gujarat has been named esteemed > recipient of the prestigious 2010 United Nations Public Service Award > (UNPSA). State Wide Attention on Grievances with Application of Technology > (SWAGAT) has won the UN Public Service Award in the category ‘Improving > Transparency, Accountability and Responsiveness in Public Service’. > > Spokes persons Ministers of the state government Shri Jaynarayan Vyas & > Saurabh Patel outlined the brief of award & said that Gujarat’s award was > handed out at the 2010 UN Public Service Awards Ceremony on 23rd June, in > Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the United Nations Public Service Day and > Secretary to the Chief Minister, Shri A.K. Sharma received the Award. > > The UN Public Service Award recognizes the creative achievements and > contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective > and responsive public service administration in countries worldwide. Through > an annual competition, the UN Public Service Awards promote the role, > professionalism, and visibility of public service. > > The Chief Minister of Gujarat said: “People’s voice is the key driver of a > democracy, and listening to that voice is the key test of Good Governance”. > The award comes as a result of the hard work of the administration at all > levels: State, District and Taluka. Winning the 2010 UNPSA has rewarded the > dedication of all the administration who have invested in the project. > > Few countries win the UN Public Service Award yet Gujarat has successfully > managed to win this award in 2009, and now again in 2010. In 2009, Gujarat > won the UN Public Service Award for Water and Sanitation Management > Organisation (WASMO) in the category ‘Fostering participation in > policy-making decisions through innovative mechanisms’. Gujarat is the only > State in India to win the UN Public Service Award for the second time. > > SWAGAT operates on the principle that grievance redressal is essential for > good governance especially to vitalize a democracy. Every month the Chief > Minister considers grievance cases through multi-video conferencing with all > 26 Districts and all 225 Taluka Offices. SWAGAT is outcome focused and cases > are redressed on the same day or in a time-bound manner. This is the first > time that the common citizen can access the highest level office with other > officers present in real-time through video-conferencing. > > The advanced technology system allows attention and monitoring of > grievances across the State to ensure resolution. SWAGAT operates across the > state and has dealt with 50,585 cases at State and District level and 43,621 > cases at Taluka level. 97% of grievances have been resolved since SWAGAT > began in April 2003. At monthly State Sessions, Hon. CM reviews District and > Taluka cases for quality of redressal and understanding the nature of > problems at local level. > > All grievances & redressal information (State, District & Sub District) are > fed into the same system, through an internet portal. Total Transparency is > given as applicants are given a unique ID through which applicants can > access their case details and status online. > > A number of SWAGAT cases have been highlighted at the UNPSA Forum in Spain, > and on the UNPAN website. > > Gujarat’s winning entries for this award exemplifies the excellence the > State has achieved in harnessing good governance to serve the community at > large. 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