240 panchayats confered on National Panchayat Awards

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New Delhi : Out of the 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country, 240 panchayats were conferred on the National Panchayat Awards 2019 by Union Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar,in New Delhi on October 23, 2019.

Congratulating the award winners, Tomar called upon every panchayat to move ahead for making a new India. The Minister said that Gram Panchayats and Sarpanchs should fully utilise the powers given to them and should formulate the Development Plans for their panchayats at the earliest to effectively implement the Government programmes.

Tomar said that every elected representative should be proud of the responsibility given to them by the voters and they are no less than any other elected representative of the country. He also asked the awarded panchayat representatives to be a model and motivation to other panchayats so that they also can learn and strive for betterment, according to a PIB release.

The Panchayati Raj Ministers from states of Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Assam, and Tamil Nadu along with representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country took part in the award ceremony.

The best performing Panchayats were selected based on various criteria and indicators. This incentivisation encourages Panchayat representatives who make special efforts; creates models for other Panchayats and Gram Sabhas to follow and focuses public attention on Panchayats’ performance, which encourages all Panchayats to improve their performance. Finally, this creates an eco-system for overall good governance at the local level.