Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents an award to Nalanda district magistrate Thiyagarajan SM (second from right) and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL) managing director R Lakshmanan (right) for best implementation of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, the Centre's rural electrification scheme, as minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office (independent charge) Jitendra Singh (centre) looks on. At the 11th Civil Services Day event in New Delhi on Friday, the Prime Minister gave out awards for best practices in priority programmes and innovation under seven categories - Startup India, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, e-national agriculture market (eNAM), Stand Up India, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Innovation in Public Governance. The Telegraph had reported in its April 17 edition that Nalanda had been chosen for best implementation of the rural-electrification scheme.

Text by Sanjeev Kumar Verma, picture courtesy: Press Information Bureau