In a letter to the head of panchayats, Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh urged all Gram Panchayats to participate in revamped National Panchayat Awards. It will incentivize the best performing panchayats at the block, district, state and national levels related to localization and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in rural areas.
The online submission of applications for revamped National Panchayat Awards can be done from 10 September to 31 October of this year.
Union minister informed that this year, the format and categories of National Panchayat Awards has been modified to speed up the pace of localization and achievement of SDGs in panchayats.
He further informed that nine themes of localisation of SDGs to conduct a multi-level competition. These 9 themes are: (i) Poverty free and enhanced livelihoods village, (ii) Healthy village, (iii) Child friendly village, (iv) Water sufficient village, (v) Clean and Green village, (vi) Self-sufficient infrastructure in village, (vii) Socially Secured and Socially Just village (viii) Village with good governance and (ix) Women-friendly Panchayat, earlier called as Engendered development in village.
Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj has written a letter to Sarpanch(es) / Gram Pradhans exhorting them to ensure participation of all Gram Panchayats in the selection process of the revamped #NationalPanchayatAwards – all set to commence from 10 September, 2022. pic.twitter.com/OViBh3a8NO
— Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India (@mopr_goi) September 1, 2022
To celebrate the constitutional status of the Panchayati Raj system in the country, every year 24th April is observed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj as National Panchayati Raj Day. This occasion provides a platform to hold dialogue with panchayat representatives from all over the country. It also gives their work recognition.
The objective of National Panchayati Raj Day is to increase awareness about the institutions of the local self-governments for the rural areas mandated by the Constitution. The celebration of the day also increases awareness about their roles, responsibilities, achievements, concerns, and resolutions.
Every year, on this occasion, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been awarding the best performing panchayats across the country to incentivize panchayats in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods.
The information about the newly restructured National Panchayat Awards system is available on www.panchayataward.gov.in portal.