Government approves outlay of Rs 235 crore for Scheme of Administrative Reforms of DARPG
With renewed focus on next generation administrative reforms, the Government has approved an outlay of Rs 235 crore for revamped Scheme for Administrative Reforms of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) to be implemented in next two years (2024-25 and 2025-26 ) of the 15th Finance Commission Cycle.
The scheme will take up ambitious next generation administrative reforms in matching with the new aspirations of Viksit Bharat. The revamped Scheme for Administrative Reforms has 2 verticals: Comprehensive System for Redressal of Public Grievances and Administrative Reforms.
The Scheme for Comprehensive System for Redressal of Public Grievances has an allocation of Rs 128 crore seeks to take forward the 10-Step Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) reforms aimed at improving quality of grievance redressal and reducing timelines by developing an AI enabled comprehensive system for redressal of Public Grievances.
The Scheme for Administrative Reforms with an allocation of Rs 107 crore seeks to utilize the resources for the various schemes including Scheme for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration for 2024-25 and 2025-26, National e-Governance Awards Scheme for 2024-25 and 2025-26 and Conduct of Civil Services Day Conferences.