Rajasthan State PCS

• 08 Aug 2023

Maharaja Hanwant Singh Marwar Sangeet Ratna Award'

Why in News?

• On August 07, 2023, Governor Kalraj Mishra felicitated world-famous bamboo player Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia with the 'Maharaja Hanwant Singh Marwar Sangeet Ratna Award' at the Mehrangarh Museum Trust and Swar Sudha at Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls Public School, located in Rai Ka Bagh, Jodhpur.

Key Points:

• The Governor rewarded Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia with a shawl, quince and a check of one lakh rupees.
• Gaj Singh, former chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, said that it has been a tradition of this award that it has always been conferred by the Governor.
• Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee, two disciples of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and tabla musician Ashish Ragwani (Mumbai) participated on this occasion.
• Referring to the special aspects of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia's personality and creativity, the Governor said that the way he has enriched Indian classical music with his flute is the heritage of our country. Chaurasia has continuously enriched the ancient heritage of musical melody and traditional raga-music.
• It is known that Maharaja Hanwant Singh had done the work of strengthening democracy in the era of monarchy and by introducing the amazing Karmayog, he became the favorite of the people by getting immense popularity.
• It was during his reign that the revolutionary, progressive work of first introducing the Marwari Tenancy and Land Revenue Act took place, due to which lakhs of farmers became permanent tenants of their fields in a single day.
• Hanuwant Singh had many eccentricities including music love, land revenue, faith & contribution towards democracy and trend towards polo match

Jan Aadhaar Yojana won the Gold Award in the Category 'Digital Transformation in Social Sector'

Why in News?

• On August 5, 2023, Rajasthan government's important flagship Jan Aadhaar Yojana to provide good governance through e-governance won the Gold Award in the category 'Digital Transformation in Social Sector' at the three-day Economic Times Government Digi-tech Conclave and Awards 2023 held in Goa.

Key Points:

• On behalf of the department, the award was received by Bhanwar Lal Bairwa, Director, Department of Economic and Statistics and Sitaram Swaroop, Joint Director, Jan Aadhaar Authority.
• It is worth mentioning that this award is one of the prestigious e-Governance awards of the national level, which has been instituted with the aim of recognizing and honoring digital experiments and innovations being made in the field of e-governance.
• Its jury members include current and former technical officers of the central and state governments.
• Sitaram Swaroop, Joint Director, Jan Aadhaar Authority, said the Jan Aadhaar scheme received the award from over 300 entries received from across the country.
• Janadhar is a basic database through which all the benefits are transferred to the eligible beneficiaries of the state government's public welfare schemes through a single platform without any human intervention.
• Janadhar also facilitates auto intimation and auto approval of beneficiaries through its database.