Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary received the coveted Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his out standing contribution in Civil Services under the priority programmes.
Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi conferred the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration to the outstanding civil servants selected through an extensive process. The award was conferred on the eve of 15th Civil Services Day celebrations organised at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi.
Baseer was awarded the highest civil services award for record achievement under hi initiative aimed at Inclusive development through Priority Sector Lending as Deputy Commissioner, Kargil over a period two years which witnessed turnaround the sector through involvement of public sector banks and effective public outreach. The prestigious award carries a citation, scroll and Rs 10 Lakh cash award.