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National Panchayat Awards 2023
⇒ The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented National Panchayat Awards 2023 and inaugurated National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats in New Delhi on April 17, 2023.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh said there are 21 States that have made 50% reservation for women in the 3-tier Panchayats.
Mobile Application:
- In line with the Prime Minister’s vision towards maximizing digital technology for social benefit, Shri Giriraj Singh also launched the GS NIRNAY, National Initiative for Rural India to Navigate, InnovAte and Resolve PanchaYat decisions.
- It is a mobile application of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj aimed at empowering rural communities during the National Conference.
» A booklet on ‘Best Practices on Works of Awardee Panchayats’ was also released by Shri Giriraj Singh, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and the first copy of the booklet was presented to the President of India.
National Panchayat Awards 2023:
» The Awardee Panchayats under various categories of National Panchayat Awards 2023 were felicitated by the dignitaries and the award money was transferred digitally to the Awardee Panchayats.
Categories of National Panchayat Awards 2023:
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP) for the performance under individual LSDG themes
- Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (NDSPSVP) for the aggregate performance under all 9 LSDG themes and green initiative related Special Categories
- Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar, and
- Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar
Winners of National Panchayat Awards 2023:
Under the National Panchayat Awards 2023, Gowthampur Gram Panchayat, Telangana for Healthy Panchayat, Nellutla Gram Panchayat, for Water Sufficient Panchayat and Kundal Gram Panchayat, Maharashtra for Clean and Green Panchayat, have secured the first position.
Click Here to Download the Winners list of National Panchayat Awards 2023 (Official Link)
National Panchayat Awards Week:
» The Ministry of Panchayati Raj celebrated National Panchayat Awards Week during 17th – 21st April, 2023 as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) 2.0 in the run-up to the National Panchayati Raj Day.
Theme:
To celebrate this monumental occasion, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj had conceptualized a series of Thematic Conferences for the National Panchayat Awards Week on the theme “Panchayaton ke Sankalpon ki Siddhi ka Utsav” (पंचायतों के संकल्पों की सिद्धि का उत्सव).
During the Conferences, representatives of high performing Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) not only received their coveted Awards but also deliberated and discussed their achievements in the presence of other stakeholders that set examples for others to follow.
The national conferences organized during the National Panchayat Awards Week to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 2.0 are as follows:
- 17th April- National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats-cum-Award Ceremony
- 18th April- National Conference on Poverty free and enhanced livelihoods Panchayat, Self-sufficient Infrastructure Panchayat and Panchayat with Good Governance
- 19th April- National Conference on Child-friendly Panchayat, Women-friendly Panchayat and Socially-secured Panchayat
- 20th April- National Conference on Water Sufficient Panchayat, Clean and Green Panchayat and Healthy Panchayat
- 21st April- National Conference on Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Efforts – Way Forward for 2047
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National Function on National Panchayati Raj Day 2023
⇒ The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh commemorated National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) on 24th April, 2023 at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.
- NPRD was celebrated as a major event as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) – Samaaveshi Vikaas (Inclusive Development) adopting Whole-of-the-Government approach.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the National Panchayati Raj Day in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh as the chief guest.
» With the aim of taking forward people’s participation towards ensuring saturation of schemes of the government, Prime Minister unveiled a campaign named “विकास की ओर साझे क़दम”. The theme of the campaign was inclusive development, with a focus on reaching the last mile.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched these nine campaigns under the theme Inclusive Development (समावेशी विकास) as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav during the National Panchayati Raj Day.
- Out of the nine campaigns under this theme, five were under the Ministry of Rural Development viz., (i) Samagra Awaas under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), (ii) Financial Literacy at District Level, (iii) Promoting Digital Transaction at Gram Panchayat Level and (iv) Social Mobilisation of Eligible Rural Women into Self Help Group (SHG) Network, (v) Plantation Drive on River Banks under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
- Four other Campaigns were led by the partnering Ministries/Departments viz., (i) Swastha Mahila- Samriddha Samaj (SMSS)- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, (ii) Pashudhan Jagriti Abhiyan Intensive Awareness Campaign in Aspirational Districts-Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, (iii) SVAMITVA, Meri Sampatti, Mera Haq- Ministry of Panchayati Raj and (iv) Natural Farming with SHG Women campaign-Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
Website and Mobile App:
The PM also launched the dedicated website and Mobile App on “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – SAMAAVESHI VIKAS”.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation, projects worth around Rs 17,000 crores in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
» During the event, the Prime Minister inaugurated an integrated eGramSwaraj and GeM portal for public procurement at Panchayat level.
- The objective of eGramSwaraj – Government eMarketplace integration is to enable the Panchayats to procure their goods and services through GeM, leveraging the eGramSwaraj platform.
» The Prime Minister also handed over around 35 lakh SVAMITVA Property Cards to beneficiaries. Post this programme, around 1.25 crore property cards were distributed under SVAMITVA Scheme in the country, including those distributed here.
» Taking a step towards fulfilling the vision of achieving ‘Housing for All’, the Prime Minister participated in a programme marking the ‘Griha Pravesh’ of more than 4 lakh beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin.
» The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various railway projects worth around Rs 2,300 crores. The projects include 100 percent rail electrification in Madhya Pradesh, along with various doubling, gauge conversion and electrification projects. He also laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Gwalior station.
» The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 7,000 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Important Day
National Panchayati Raj Day 2023
⇒ National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India.
- This year’s National Panchayati Raj Day holds a special significance as we commemorated 30 years of Panchayati Raj in India.
Theme:
The theme for the National Panchayati Raj Day 2023 was ‘Sustainable Panchayat: Building Healthy, Water Sufficient, Clean & Green Villages.
- The primary objective of this year’s theme was to promote sustainable development in rural areas by focusing on the availability of clean water, promoting good health practices, and creating a clean and green environment.
History:
- 24th April marks a defining moment in the history of decentralization of power to the grassroots, with the institutionalization of Panchayati Raj, through the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 which came into force with effect from that day.
- Ministry of Panchayati Raj commemorates 24th April of every year as the National Panchayati Raj Day (राष्ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस) (NPRD), as the 73rd Constitutional Amendment came into force on this day.
- The then Prime Minister of India Shri Manmohan Singh declared the first National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April 2010.