The crux from PIB:

• The Prime Minister of India today attended the inauguration of the birth centenary celebration of Nanaji Deshmukh at IARI at Pusa in New Delhi. 
• The Prime Minister visited an exhibition on the theme “technology and rural life.” The exhibition showcases good practices and applications, as well as schemes and initiatives of the Ministry of Rural Development. He interacted with some innovators and beneficiaries. 
• The Prime Minister offered floral tributes to Nanaji Deshmukh and Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan. He released a commemorative postage stamp on Nanaji Deshmukh. 

More highlights:

• The Prime Minister launched the DISHA Portal – a smart governance tool developed for MPs and MLAs for monitoring of implementation of various Programmes and Schemes of different Ministries in their constituency through a single portal. As on date, integration of datasets of 41 programmes and schemes of 20 Ministries has been achieved on this Portal. 
• He also launched Gram Samvaad – a citizen centric mobile app to serve and empower the rural citizens of India, by facilitating single window access for citizens to information at Gram Panchayat level, on various Rural Development programs. The App presently covers seven programs of the Ministry of Rural Development. 
• The Prime Minister digitally inaugurated 11 Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) Buildings and a Plant Phenomics Facility at IARI. 
• The Prime Minister addressed an audience of over 10,000 people, drawn from Self Help Groups, Panchayats, water conservation innovators, and beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. 

About Nanaji Deshmukh and Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan:

• Two great leaders – Nanaji Deshmukh and Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, who devoted their life to the betterment of the nation. 
• Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was deeply popular among youth.
• The likes of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr. Lohia were active during the ‘Quit India’ movement, inspired by the clarion call of Mahatma Gandhi, he added.
• Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was never interested in power politics, and fought corruption.
• Nanaji Deshmukh also preferred to devote himself towards rural development and making our villages self-reliant, and free from poverty. 

Fodder Points for Mains:

• Just having the best ideas for development are not enough, initiatives have to be completed on time and the fruits of development must reach the intended beneficiaries. Efforts have to be comprehensive and ‘outcome driven’, not ‘output driven’.
• Facilities that are associated with cities must also be made available to our villages.
• The real essence of a democracy is Jan Bhagidari and integrating people in the development journey of cities, and villages.
• Regular interaction with governments is required. 
• Noting that lack of sanitation facilities is adversely impacting the development journey of villages.

Source:PIB