National panchayat award

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi and also inaugurated the National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats. The President highlighted the significance of rural development for the country's overall progress, as, despite rapid urbanization, a majority of the population still lives in villages. She emphasized that Panchayats should not only be a means of implementing government programs, but also a platform to encourage new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. Adopting best practices from one Panchayat to another can accelerate the development and prosperity of villages. The President emphasized the significance of villages as the basic unit of development for the entire nation. She stated that, as much as possible, all community work should be carried out with a mutual agreement. Despite rapid urbanization in recent decades, the President noted that most of the population still resides in villages, and even those in cities are connected to villages in some way. She further emphasized that villagers should have the ability to decide on the development model and implementation for their villages. She added that Panchayats are meant to implement government programs and initiatives and to nurture new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. The President also highlighted the important role of women in the holistic development of society, noting that 46 percent of the over 31.5 lakh elected represe...

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy presented the National Panchayat Awards-2021 conferred by the Union Ministry of Panchayat Raj to the panchayats, mandals and districts on the occasion of the National Panchayat Raj Day on Saturday. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the awards ceremony through a video-conference. Union Panchayat Raj Minister Narendra Singh Thomar and Chief Ministers of various States took part. With the press of a button by the Prime Minister, cash incentives were credited to the bank accounts of the panchayats, mandals and districts that won awards. On the occasion, Mr. Modi said that village panchayats performed well during the COVID-19 crisis last year, and exhorted them to work with the same spirit now as the second wave of the pandemic hit the country. National Panchayat Raj Day is celebrated on April 24, marking the coming into force of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, that vests certain powers with the local bodies. Andhra Pradesh won 15 awards in 2020 and 17 in 2021. It received 2nd best award among the States in the e-Panchayat category, two awards at the district level, and four and 10 awards at the mandal and panchayat levels respectively. The district-level awards carry a cash incentive of ₹50,000, mandal-level awards ₹25,000 and village-level awards ₹8,000 to ₹10,000 depending on the population. Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy presented the State-level award in the e-Panchayat category to Panchayat Raj and Rural Development C...

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi and also inaugurated the National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats. The President highlighted the significance of rural development for the country's overall progress, as, despite rapid urbanization, a majority of the population still lives in villages. She emphasized that Panchayats should not only be a means of implementing government programs, but also a platform to encourage new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. Adopting best practices from one Panchayat to another can accelerate the development and prosperity of villages. The President emphasized the significance of villages as the basic unit of development for the entire nation. She stated that, as much as possible, all community work should be carried out with a mutual agreement. Despite rapid urbanization in recent decades, the President noted that most of the population still resides in villages, and even those in cities are connected to villages in some way. She further emphasized that villagers should have the ability to decide on the development model and implementation for their villages. She added that Panchayats are meant to implement government programs and initiatives and to nurture new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. The President also highlighted the important role of women in the holistic development of society, noting that 46 percent of the over 31.5 lakh elected represe...

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi and also inaugurated the National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats. The President highlighted the significance of rural development for the country's overall progress, as, despite rapid urbanization, a majority of the population still lives in villages. She emphasized that Panchayats should not only be a means of implementing government programs, but also a platform to encourage new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. Adopting best practices from one Panchayat to another can accelerate the development and prosperity of villages. The President emphasized the significance of villages as the basic unit of development for the entire nation. She stated that, as much as possible, all community work should be carried out with a mutual agreement. Despite rapid urbanization in recent decades, the President noted that most of the population still resides in villages, and even those in cities are connected to villages in some way. She further emphasized that villagers should have the ability to decide on the development model and implementation for their villages. She added that Panchayats are meant to implement government programs and initiatives and to nurture new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. The President also highlighted the important role of women in the holistic development of society, noting that 46 percent of the over 31.5 lakh elected represe...

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi and also inaugurated the National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats. The President highlighted the significance of rural development for the country's overall progress, as, despite rapid urbanization, a majority of the population still lives in villages. She emphasized that Panchayats should not only be a means of implementing government programs, but also a platform to encourage new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. Adopting best practices from one Panchayat to another can accelerate the development and prosperity of villages. The President emphasized the significance of villages as the basic unit of development for the entire nation. She stated that, as much as possible, all community work should be carried out with a mutual agreement. Despite rapid urbanization in recent decades, the President noted that most of the population still resides in villages, and even those in cities are connected to villages in some way. She further emphasized that villagers should have the ability to decide on the development model and implementation for their villages. She added that Panchayats are meant to implement government programs and initiatives and to nurture new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. The President also highlighted the important role of women in the holistic development of society, noting that 46 percent of the over 31.5 lakh elected represe...

President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi and also inaugurated the National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats. The President highlighted the significance of rural development for the country's overall progress, as, despite rapid urbanization, a majority of the population still lives in villages. She emphasized that Panchayats should not only be a means of implementing government programs, but also a platform to encourage new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. Adopting best practices from one Panchayat to another can accelerate the development and prosperity of villages. The President emphasized the significance of villages as the basic unit of development for the entire nation. She stated that, as much as possible, all community work should be carried out with a mutual agreement. Despite rapid urbanization in recent decades, the President noted that most of the population still resides in villages, and even those in cities are connected to villages in some way. She further emphasized that villagers should have the ability to decide on the development model and implementation for their villages. She added that Panchayats are meant to implement government programs and initiatives and to nurture new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. The President also highlighted the important role of women in the holistic development of society, noting that 46 percent of the over 31.5 lakh elected represe...