Best Performing Panchayats To Be Awarded By Ministry of Panchayati Raj on National Panchayati Raj Day Celebrated on 24th of April

New Delhi: Panchayats have a significant role to play in the effective and efficient implementation of flagship schemes for transformation of rural India. There are many outstanding performers among Panchayats all over the country and such Panchayats need to be identified and encouraged.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), Government of India has been incentivizing the best performing Panchayats recommended by the State Governments/UT Administrations since 2011-12. The awards are given on the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated on 24th of April every year.

Online Nominations are invited from Panchayats (or similar level local bodies) for National Panchayat Awards 2021 (Appraisal year 2019-2020) under the following categories:

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India will award Panchayats – Gram Panchayat (GP) Block Panchayat (BP), Zilla Panchayat (ZP) on 24 April 2021.

There will be 4 categories of Awards –

1. Deen Dayal Upadhaya Panchayat Sasaktikaran Puraskar (for GP- cash award upto Rs15 lakh, ,BP- cash award Rs 25 lakh, ZP- cash award Rs50 lakh) in General and 9 theme categories.
2. Nanaji Deshmukh Rastriya Gaurabh Gram Sabha Puraskar ( for GP one in each state- cash award Rs10 lakh).
3. Gram Panchayat Development Plan award ( for one GP in each state- Rs5 lakh cash award).
4. Child Friendly Gram Panchayat Award( for one GP in each state- Rs5 lakh cash award).

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar (DDUPSP) is given to best performing Panchayats (District, Intermediate and Gram Panchayat) across the States/UTs in recognition of the good work that is done by PRIs at each level for improving delivery of services and public goods. Nine thematic categories for GPs are Sanitation, Civic Services (Drinking Water, Street Light, infrastructure), Natural Resource Management, Marginalized section (Women, SC/ST, Disabled, Senior Citizen), Social Sector performance, Disaster Management, Community Based Organizations/Individuals taking voluntary actions to support GPs, Innovation in Revenue Generation and e-Governance.

Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar (NDRGGSP) is given to Gram Panchayats/Village Councils for their outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development by involving Gram Sabhas.

Gram Panchayat Development Plan Award (GPDPA) is given to Gram Panchayat/ Village Council which has developed its GPDP according to the State/UT specific guidelines prepared in line with the model guidelines issued by MoPR.

Child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award (CFGPA) is given to best performing Gram Panchayat/Village Council for adopting child-friendly practices.

The Panchayats/ Village Councils are to be evaluated for the work undertaken by them during the appraisal year 2019-20.

For Award guidelines and necessary instructions relating to the procedure for filling of online nominations, Panchayats have to refer the Ministry’s website link https://panchayataward.gov.in.

The online applications are open for entry by Panchayats/Village Councils upto 15thNovember 2020. The States/UTs have to forward the online nominations after due verification to Ministry of Panchayati Raj by 15th December 2020.