It’s another feather in the cap of Deputy Commissioner, Cachar, Keerthi Jalli. She has been honoured with “Karmashree”, the Chief Minister’s award for excellence in public administration for the year 2019-20. During this phase, Keerthi Jalli was the Deputy Commissioner of Hailakandi district in Assam.
DC Jalli bagged this prestigious recognition for the category, “An innovative step of efficient and transparent execution of schemes/ programmes of the state/ centre”. As the Deputy Commissioner of Hailakandi, IAS Keerthi Jalli took up the scheme of “Anaemia-Mukt Hailakandi.” As a mark of outstanding effort for the project “Amla-Gur candy to reduce Anaemia level throughout the district of Hailakandi,” the state government will confer the honour upon her.
Along with DC Jalli, two of her team members during that phase (2019-20) will also be decorated with the Karmashree Award. They are: Jyotirmoy Daimary, ACS, District Social Welfare Officer, Hailakandi (now serving as ADC Hailakandi) and Rajat Chakraborty, District Coordinator, Poshan Abhiyan, Hailakandi.
It needs mention here that DC Cachar cum District Electoral Officer, Keerthi Jalli got ‘Best Electoral Practices Award, 2021’ (National Award) for ‘Voter Awareness’. She received the honour from Chief Election Commissioner , Sushil Chandra at an event organised in New Delhi on 25 January, 2022.
While expressing her ecstasy, Cachar DC Keerthi Jalli said that she is grateful to the state for rendering her the award. “I thank Hon’ble CM sir for considering me for the award. This would not have been possible without the support of Senior Officers guiding the way and Social Welfare team and love and support of Hailakandi people. I am indebted to the then ACS Social Welfare Department Jishnu Baruah sir, Samir Sinha sir, Archana Verma ma’am and committee members, Hemen Das sir who was the then Secretary, Social Welfare Department for owning our project” Jalli Keerthi said.
“This feat wouldn’t have been possible without the support of all the Anganwadi workers, Supervisors, CDPOs, mothers from Hailakandi district making the fight against anaemia a collective effort. I am extremely humbled by this and will continue to strive harder in the service of the state” she added.
Apart from Keerthi Jalli, the State Level Committee for Karmashree Award has selected 4 more bureaucrats for the Karmashree Awards, 2019-20. They are:
Varnali Deka, DC Goalpara (now DC Kokhrajhar) for Vidyashakti Female Literary programme, 2019-20
Dr Ambika Deka, Manager, District Poultry Farm, Japjapkuchi, Nalbari for Socio- Economic Development through Poultry Farming, 2019-20.
Bitupan Neog, ACS, ADC i/c Kaliabor Sub-Division (Now ADC Sivasagar) for Development of Eco- Tourism by utilising Heritage and Natural & Human resources in Kaliabor Sub-Division, 2019-20.
Rakesh Kumar, IAS, MD APDCL & Commissioner Secretary Fishery Department & Commissioner, North Assam Department, for e-governance system in Excise Department, Assam.
This is stated in a press release issued from the Regional Office Of Information and public relations Barak valley zone Assam.
