Good Governance Day - Wikipedia Good Governance Day Good Governance Day Observed by India Type National Significance Birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Date 25 December Next time 25 December 2018 ( 2018 - 12 - 25 ) Frequency Annual First time 2014 This article is part of a series about Narendra Modi Early life and education Public image Bibliography Early political career Gujarat Legislative Assembly 2002 2007 2012 Premiership Campaign Achhe din aane waale hain Swearing - in Council of Ministers Timeline Mann Ki Baat International trips National policy Union budgets 2014 2015 2016 2017 Railway budgets 2014 2015 2016 Social / Rural Schemes Antyodaya Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Sukanya Samriddhi Ujjwala OROP Housing for All Adarsh Gram Yojana Gram Jyoti Soil health cards UDAY Krishi Sinchai Jeevan Pramaan DELP HRIDAY Economy / Financial Reforms Atal Pension Yojana 2016 banknote demonetisation Expenditure management commission Income declaration scheme, 2016 Garib Kalyan Yojana JAM Yojana Jan Dhan Yojana Jeevan Jyoti Mudra Yojana New Notes Suraksha Bima Projects Bharatmala Diamond Quadrilateral Bullet Train Sagar Mala Setu Bharatam National Agriculture Market Campaigns Accessible India Digital India Make in India Swachh Bharat Skill India Standup India Startup India Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Missions AMRUT Smart cities TB - Mission 2020 Mission Indradhanush Establishments NITI Aayog Statue of Unity War Memorial MUDRA Bank Laws Aadhaar Act Black Money Act GST Constitutional amendment Mines Act National Waterways Act Real Estate Act Road Transport and Safety Bill Securities Laws Act Operation Raahat Foreign policy Policies Asian South Asian Middle Eastern Neighbourhood first Act East policy India -- Pacific Islands Forum Yoga Day New Development Bank Solar alliance World Hindi Secretariat BIMSTEC Good Governance Day ( Hindi : सुशासन दिवस, ; IAST : Suśāsan Divas ) is observed in India annually on the twenty - fifth day of December, the birth anniversary of former - Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of accountability in government. In keeping with this principle, the Government of India has decreed Good Governance Day to be a working day for the government. Contents 1 Establishment 2 Criticism by political opposition 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Establishment On 23 December 2014, the then ninety - year old former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya ( posthumously ) were announced as recipients of India 's highest civilian award for merit, the Bharat Ratna, by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. Following the announcement, the newly elected administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi established that the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister would be henceforth commemorated annually in India as Good Governance Day. Criticism by political opposition The Indian National Congress has criticized the ruling - Bharatiya Janata Party government for both setting Good Governance Day on the same date as Christmas as well as for declaring this date as a government working day. See also Good governance References Jump up ^ National Informatics Centre Good Governance Day Page Jump up ^ Centre to celebrate ' Good Governance Day ' on Christmas Jump up ^ Government unveils mega plan for Good Governance Day Jump up ^ Now, a PMO note says Christmas is a working day for government Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Bharat Ratna to Be Conferred on Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malaviya Jump up ^ India is secular : Congress lambasts BJP for trying to reduce importance of Christmas External links Official Good Governance Day information page This India - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Good_Governance_Day&oldid=763506139 '' Categories : Modi administration initiatives 2014 in India December observances Memorials to Atal Bihari Vajpayee India stubs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from December 2015 Use Indian English from December 2015 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Infobox holiday fixed day ( 2 ) All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia తెలుగు اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 3 February 2017, at 17 : 18. About Wikipedia

Question: whose birthday was celebrated as good governance day in india
Answer: former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.