11th, May, 2022

Topic: Good Governance

Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims and Mains

What is the news?

• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched a mega quiz competition.

What is the name of the Quiz?

• It named ‘Jan Bhagidari Se Sushasan, Himachal Ka Maha Quiz’ (Good Governance through Public Participation).

Who organized this?

• Organized by the MyGov Himachal, Department of Information and Technology.

Why important?

• Chief Minister said that the quiz would be organized on the MyGov Himachal web portal of the State Government and such competition was being organized in the State for the first time.

When it is launched and for what purpose?

• National Technology Day is celebrated on 11th May, the State Government decided that the mega quiz was also organized through online medium on this day itself.
• Chief Minister said that this quiz would be based on public welfare schemes of the Centre and State Governments and would be conducted in Hindi and English languages.
• He said that the State Government has initiated several schemes for the welfare and socio-economic upliftment of vulnerable sections of society. He said that the quiz would go a long way in publicizing the policies and programs of the State Government.

Objective:

The main objective of organizing this event was to make the people of the state aware about various welfare schemes and good governance of the Government. Through this quiz the general public would be able to know about the schemes of the government and it will be very easy for them to get the benefits of these schemes.

(Source: HP Government)