Prime Minister Narendra Modi will felicitate Mr. Ravi Shankar Shukla (2012-batch IAS officer), Deputy Commissioner of Seraikela-Kharsawan district in Jharkhand, for his exemplary administrative service. Mr. Shukla will be conferred with the award for Best Administrative Service for the year 2024 in recognition of his district’s outstanding performance under the Aspirational Block Programme.
The award ceremony will take place on Civil Services Day, April 21, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The honour is being presented for overall best performance in the Aspirational Block Programme, a national initiative launched by NITI Aayog.
Launched on January 7, 2023, the Aspirational Block Programme aims to foster holistic development in 500 of India’s most backward blocks. The initiative targets socio-economic upliftment through focused interventions in key sectors such as health, nutrition, education, agriculture and allied activities, infrastructure, and social development.
Under Mr. Shukla’s leadership, Seraikela-Kharsawan district has made notable progress in these priority areas, setting a benchmark for effective governance and grassroots development.
