Good Governance Day is observed in India on December 25 each year to commemorate the birth anniversary of which former Prime Minister?

Explanation

Good Governance Day marks December 25 because that date is the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Press Information Bureau verifies the observance and links it to Vajpayee's emphasis on accountability, transparency and inclusive growth, treating governance as citizen-focused administration rather than a ceremonial idea. The day has been observed since 2014, and the 2025 Good Governance Week ran from December 19 to 25 under the theme "Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore" and was organised by DARPG. In exam terms, the key is not merely the date but the association: December 25 is tested as a national governance observance connected specifically with Vajpayee.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Manmohan Singh is not the former Prime Minister whose birth anniversary the verified observance commemorates.
• (C) P. V. Narasimha Rao is a distractor because the Press Information Bureau ties Good Governance Day to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, not to him.
• (D) Rajiv Gandhi is not identified as the person commemorated on Good Governance Day.

Concept

This tests governance-related national observances, a recurring RAS area because such dates connect public administration values with current-affairs recall. It also links a personality-based fact with the broader theme of citizen-centric governance.

Source

• Press Information Bureau

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