**Summary:**
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in collaboration with the Government of Odisha, is organizing a two-day National Conference on Good Governance Practices in Bhubaneswar on July 17-18, 2025. The conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha. The conference will highlight and celebrate initiatives recognized with the PM Excellence Awards. Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, DARPG and Shri Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha will also address the inaugural session. The conference will feature five plenary sessions, including discussions on Prime Ministers Awarded Initiatives 2024 Holistic Development of Districts and the Aspirational Block Program. Over 20 speakers, including District Collectors and senior officials awarded for best practices, will present their initiatives and the transformational changes brought about under select government schemes. More than 400 delegates from across the country are expected to attend. The conference aims to provide a platform for national and state-level public administration organizations to share experiences on innovations in public administration, digital governance, and improving the quality of life. Representatives from States will present on good governance practices for wider dissemination and replication.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The central ministry responsible for personnel matters, public grievances, and pensions.
National Conference on Good Governance Practices: A two-day conference focused on good governance practices.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: The city and state where the National Conference on Good Governance Practices will be held.
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances DARPG: The department organizing the National Conference in collaboration with the Government of Odisha.
Government of Odisha: The state government collaborating with DARPG to organize the National Conference.
Dr. Jitendra Singh: Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Shri Mohan Charan Majhi: Chief Minister of Odisha.
PM Excellence Awards: Awards recognizing initiatives that align with Good Governance Practices.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
National Conference on “Good Governance
Practices” to be held in Bhubaneswar on 17-18 July
2025
MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
and Odisha Chief Minister to address the Inaugural
Session
District Collectors, Senior Officials of State and
Central Government to present their award-winning
best practices
Posted On: 16 JUL 2025 12:34PM by PIB Bhubaneshwar
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.
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.
Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, DARPG and Shri Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Government
of Odisha will also address the inaugural session.
This National Conference at Bhubaneswar will have 5 plenary sessions on different
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.
Smt. 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, Senior Officials of State
and Central Government awarded for best practices will provide brief picture of their
initiatives and brief account of transformational changes brought under the select
government schemes. More than 400 delegates will be attending the Conference from
across the country.
The Conference is an effort to bring the national and state level public administration
organizations on the same platform to share experiences on innovations in public
administration, transforming future public solution for improving quality of life, good
governance, Digital Governance, etc. The Conference is a two-day event in which
representatives/ DM/DC of States are invited to make presentation on good governance
practices of the States for wider dissemination & possible replication.
Swadhin/Manoj
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