To mark the the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna awardee and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Good Governance Day was celebrated in Gurugram.

CM Nayab Saini chaired the state-level celebrations and emphasised the importance of sensitivity and empathy in government administration, urging officers to view their roles as an opportunity to uplift society and ease the hardships of the common people.

Depts, districts awarded for digital initiatives

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini presented three state-level awards, six state flagship schemes' awards and district-level Good Governance awards to various departments for their significant contributions to ‘Digital Haryana’

Among the top-performing districts, Kaithal (first place), Fatehabad (second) and Jhajjar (third) were awarded for their exemplary digital initiatives that have transformed local governance

“When someone approaches your office with a problem, you should not simply see it as a piece of paper. Instead recognise it as a symbol of the individual's pain and hardship. If we can understand the story behind that paper, we will have truly succeeded in our efforts towards good governance,” said Saini. Lauding over 10 years of the BJP rule in the state, Saini said governace in state had graduated from good governance (sushasan) to service (sewa).”Success of such a campaign depends on niyat (intent), nishtha (commitment) and niti (policy). For good governance, there must be a genuine intention to serve, and the policies must be designed in a way that leaves no room for corruption. On the strength of niyat, nishtha, and niti, our government is successfully realising the true essence of good governance,” he added.

The Chief Minister said that the government has successfully completed the journey toward good governance by embracing various e-governance initiatives. In a bid to curb irregularities in land registration, the government has introduced the online issuance of no-objection certificates (NOCs) from various departments, boards and corporations, which are required during registration. Additionally, the Web-Halris system has been implemented statewide to ensure transparency and accuracy in land records. Saini trained guns at the Opposition for spreading misinformation about portals and claiming that when they came to power, they would discontinue them.