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Government to grant citizenship to Chakma,
Hajong refugees
On September 13,2017, the centre announced that will soon grant
citizenship to nearly one lakh Chakma Buddhists and Hajong Hindu refugees, who
came from the erstwhile East
Pakistan(Bangladesh) five decades ago and are living in camps in
the northeast.This announcement came on the situation when centre is planning
to deport Rohingya people to Myanmar.
Who are Chakmas and hajongs?
i. Chakmas and hajongs are
native people of Bangladesh. They fled to India in the 1960s to escape
religious persecution in Chittagong Hill area of Bangladesh and Kaptai dam
project.
ii.The Chakmas, who are Buddhists, and
the Hajongs, who are Hindus, came to India through the then
Lushai Hills district of Assam (now in Mizoram). Later, Union Government had
shifted majority of them to Arunachal Pradesh.
Government launches Operation Insaniyat to
help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
On 14th September ,2017,
Ministry of External affairs launched operation Insaniyat to help the Rohingya
refugees staying in Bangladesh. This move will enhance India-Bangladesh ties.
Operation Insaniyat:-
i. Bangladesh is facing
humanitarian crisis due to mass influx of refugees from Myanmar. Bangladesh is
suffering from shortage of resources.
ii. India is sending basic
amenities that the refugees are in urgent need of at the moment. These things
include rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles,
biscuits, mosquito nets etc.
iii. The first tranche
will be brought to Chittagong by an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane on 14th September 2017.
Two-Day Regional Conference on Good
Governance and Replication of Best Practices begins in Goa
On September 14th ,2017 the
two-day Regional Conference on ‘Good
Governance and Replication of Best Practices’ began in Goa. It
was organised Department of Administrative Reforms & Public
Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, and
Government of India. It was presided over by dignitaries from 25
states and UT’s .
The two-day Conference is an
effort to create a common platform to share experiences in the formulation and
implementation of citizen centric governance, improved public service delivery
through e-Governance, transparent, accountable and citizen friendly effective
administration.
Highlights of the conference :-
i. Good governance is an
aid to ensure speedy delivery of
services to the people. So bureaucracy must change its mindset
for effective good governance.
ii. To encourage the works
of bureaucrats civil service day is
celebrated that gives recognition to best bureaucrats in the country .
iii. To enhance the
performance of bureaucracy, a Group of Secretaries has been formed to decide on
the Good Governance Index.
The Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad has been roped in as knowledge
partner. So, Good Governance Index is going to become a reality very soon
iv. By implementing Good
Governance Index, there will be a healthy competition among the States for
reforms.
v. e-governance is a best way to ensure good
governance . The success of various e-government was discussed in
the conference.
