Jaipur to Host Regional Conference on Good Governance

The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with Department of Administrative Reforms, Government of Rajasthan and the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration (HCMRIPA) will organize the Regional Conference on Good Governance on 14th-15th November, 2019 at Jaipur, Rajasthan.

The Conference will bring National and State level organizations on the same platform to share experiences and implementation of good governance initiatives. The Conference details were discussed in a meeting addressed by V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary, DARPG; Ravishankar Srivastava, Additional Chief Secretary Department of Administrative Reforms, Government of Rajasthan; and Ashwini Bhagat, Principal Secretary Training and Director General HCMRIPA at Jaipur. The Conference at Jaipur is part of the DARPG’s vision 2024 initiatives in the new Government.

The theme of the Conference is “Strengthening State Institutes of Public Administration.” Discussions will be held on 6 sub-themes during the Conference: Refurbishing Personnel Administration and Capacity Building Programs, Training of Trainers, Online Training Programs & e-Governance Modules, Development of a Training Index, Centers of Excellence in the State Institutes of Public Administration and Training Vision 2024. In addition, award-winning District level innovations would be showcased by District Collectors.

According to a government statement, 18 States / Union Territories would be invited to participate in the Conference. The States to which invitations are being extended are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. Over 100 delegates are expected to attend the Conference.