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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee birth anniversary: Five famous speeches of the former PM | Videos

  India | December 25, 2025 8:00 IST

  Atal Bihari Vajpayee birth anniversary: Good Governance Day is observed on December 25 every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 100th birth anniversary: Why December 25 is observed as Good Governance Day?

  India | December 25, 2024 9:04 IST

  December 25 marks Good Governance Day, celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Explore his contributions, including transformative reforms and PM Modi’s plans to honour his legacy in 2024.

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  Modi govt to launch week-long good governance campaign from today: Know details here

  India | December 19, 2024 6:07 IST

  As part of Good Governance Week 2024, activities have been planned in New Delhi, States/UTs and all the districts across the country. A National level workshop will be organized in Dr Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi on December 23.

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  Good Governance Day: Modi gives citizen first mantra, initiatives launched

  Politics | December 25, 2014 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that "citizen first" was the mantra of his government and promised a transparent and accountable administration as various ministries launched initiatives towards e-governance to mark the Good

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  Good Governance Day: Sushaasan Express flagged off from Vajpayee's birth place

  Politics | December 25, 2014 21:19 IST

  Gwalior: Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today flagged off ‘Sushaasan Express' from the birth place of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.  The Sushaasan (good governance) Express would run between Gwalior and Gonda via Hazrat

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  PM Modi greets Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 90th birthday

  Politics | December 25, 2014 12:02 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 90th birthday and said there is no bigger tribute to him than celebrating it as 'Good Governance Day'.Modi visited

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  Good Governance Day: PM vows to deliver open, accountable administration

  Politics | December 25, 2014 13:34 IST

  New Delhi: On 'Good Governance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said efforts are being made for ‘re-engineering' of government processes as part of the promise to provide an ‘open and accountable administration'.He said his

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  Modi happy over Varanasi ghats, says world now listening to India

  Politics | December 25, 2014 23:46 IST

  New Delhi/Varanasi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday expressed joy after seeing the spruced up ghats along the Ganga here, and said the world was now listening to India.He also declared that the railways will never be

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  Gadkari launches e-books on his ministry's achievements

  Politics | December 25, 2014 7:36 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport, Highway and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launched two e-books on various developmental activities, initiatives and achievements of his ministry on the completion of the six months of

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  Every day is 'good governance day', not just 'Bada Din': Mamata

  Politics | December 25, 2014 6:23 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday rubbished the Narendra Modi government's decision to observe Dec 25 as 'Good governance day', saying "every day is good governance day"."If someone says Bada Din (Christmas)

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  Good Governance Day: Modi to participate in cleanliness in Varanasi

  Politics | December 24, 2014 20:49 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in his constituency Varanasi Thursday to take part in a cleanliness drive to mark Good Governance Day on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday.Government departments will

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  PM Modi to visit Varanasi tomorrow for 'Good Governance Day'

  Politics | December 24, 2014 14:17 IST

  New Delhi: To mark the 'Good Governance Day' tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi where he will attend a number of programmes on the occasion of the birthday

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  No force for observing Dec 25 as Good Governance Day: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | December 24, 2014 10:58 IST

  New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu yesterday said no force will be applied for observing Good Governance Day on December 25.Wishing all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, he said people are free

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  HRD Minister trashes report of school remaining open on X'Mas

  Politics | December 15, 2014 14:32 IST

  New Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today dismissed as "baseless and inaccurate" a media report suggesting that schools would remain open on December 25 to observer 'Good Governance Day'."It is unfortunate that misreporting has been

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  Rein in Hindutva forces: Karunanidhi to PM; raises Governance Day issue

  Politics | December 15, 2014 13:53 IST

  Chennai: DMK Chief M Karunanidhi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein in Hindutva outfits who are making a “mockery of communal harmony” and joined other parties in voicing apprehension that observing Good Governance

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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday to be celebrated as 'Good Governance Day'

  Politics | December 02, 2014 13:46 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday on December 25 would be observed as national ‘Good Governance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.Modi was addressing party MPs at the meeting of the