On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, Prime Minister Modi stated that panchayats are becoming smarter in this era of the digital revolution. Technology is being harnessed in the projects being undertaken by the Panchayats. The Prime Minister emphasised the necessity of developing the social system, economy, and Panchayati Raj system in the villages of India to create a developed nation.
डिजिटल क्रांति के इस दौर में अब पंचायतों को भी स्मार्ट बनाया जा रहा है। pic.twitter.com/XKhh2XKN2l
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 24, 2023
The present Government is working tirelessly to create a robust system in place and expanding its scope, unlike the previous governments that discriminated with the Panchayats. The Prime Minister revealed that the Finance Commission had only granted less than 70,000 crore rupees prior to 2014, which was a pitiful sum when one considers the size of the country. However, after 2014, this grant was increased to more than two lakh crore rupees, shedding light on the lack of efforts made by the previous governments.
Additionally, he noted that merely 6,000 Panchayat Bhawans were constructed before 2014, whereas the present Government constructed more than 30,000 Panchayat Bhawans in the last eight years.
He also informed that less than 70 Gram Panchayats were connected with optical fiber compared to more than two lakh Gram Panchayats that got optical fibre connectivity after the present Government came to power.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the integrated e-Gram Swaraj and GeM portal for public procurement at the panchayat level. The objective of this project is to make it possible for Panchayats to use GeM to sell their products and services.
The Prime Minister also launched the campaign “Vikas ki aor sajhe kadam” “means Joint steps towards development”. The initiative, which focuses on inclusive development, aims to spread the advantages of programmes to the very last person.
The Prime Minister also handed over around 35 lakh Swamitva Property Cards to the beneficiaries. With the distribution of these cards, the country has now received one crore twenty five lakh property cards under this programme.
He laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various railway projects worth about two thousand 300 crore rupees. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the redevelopment of Gwalior station and flagged off three trains.
In the programme, the Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of five projects of the Jal Jeevan Mission worth about seven thousand 853 crore rupees. These programmes will assist over 4,000 communities and over 9.5 lakh families.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects worth more than 17 thousand crores. Prime Minister Modi virtually attended the housewarming ceremony of four lakh 11 thousand beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana at the function.