President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented National Panchayat Awards week

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu  presented National Panchayat Awards and inaugurated National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats in New Delhi.

In the meantime Ganjam Zilla Parishad has bagged the Best District Panchayat Award in India and Hinjilicut block has emerged as the Best Block in the country.

Kanchuru GP of Hinjilicut Block has bagged the Second Best Award in the category of Health Panchayat and Sasan Ambagam GP of the same block has bagged Second Best Clean and Green Panchayat Award. Similarly, Kulada GP of Bhanjanagar Block has won the Second Best Award in Socially Secured Panchayat. Ankuli GP of Patrapur Block clinched the Second Best Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that despite the rapid urbanization over the past few decades, the majority of the population still lives in villages. Even those who live in cities are somehow connected to villages.  The development of villages can lead to the overall progress of the country.

The President said that villagers should be able to decide what should be the model for the development of a village, and how it should be implemented. She said that Panchayats are not just a means of implementing government programs and initiatives, but also a place to encourage new leaders, planners, policy-makers, and innovators. By adopting the best practices of one Panchayat in other Panchayats, we can quickly develop and make our villages prosperous.

The President said that there is a provision for the election of Panchayat representatives, every five years, to ensure the participation of every section of society.