New Delhi [India], July 16 : The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with Government of Odisha is organizing a two-day National Conference on the theme "Good Governance Practices" on July 17-18, 2025 at Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions said in a release on Wednesday.
According to the release, Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, along with Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha, will jointly inaugurate the National Conference at Bhubaneswar and deliver the inaugural address.
This two-day National Conference, based on the theme "Good Governance Practices" will highlight and celebrate the initiatives that have been recognized with the PM Excellence Awards.
V Srinivas, Secretary, DARPG and Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, will also address the inaugural session.
The National Conference in Bhubaneswar will feature five plenary sessions on various topics. The first session of the National Conference on "Prime Minister's Awarded Initiatives 2024 - (Holistic Development of Districts)" will be chaired by Shri Puneet Yadav, Additional Secretary, DARPG.
Sarita Chauhan, Joint Secretary (DARPG), will chair a session on the topic, "Prime Minister's Awarded Initiatives 2024- (Aspirational Block Program)".
The other sessions will hold deliberations on Prime Minister's Awarded Initiatives 2023 & 2024 (Holistic Development & Aspirational Block Programme and Innovation).
During the event, over 20 Speakers, including district collectors and senior officials from the state and central governments, who have been awarded for best practices, will provide a brief picture of their initiatives and a brief account of the transformational changes brought about under select government schemes. More than 400 delegates will attend the Conference from across the country.
The Conference aims to bring national and state-level public administration organisations together on the same platform to share experiences on innovations in public administration, transforming future public solutions to improve the quality of life, promote good governance, and enhance digital governance.
The Conference is a two-day event in which representatives/ DM/DC of States are invited to make a presentation on good governance practices of the States for wider dissemination & possible replication.