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24/04/22 08:03 AM IST

National Panchayati Raj Day

In News 
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Jammu & Kashmir to participate in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day.
  • Ministry of Panchayati Raj has requested all Gram Panchayats to organize Special Gram Sabha meetings on 24th April, 2022 across the country to mark the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.
Details 
  • During the visit, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth around Rs 20,000 crore.
  • He will also launch the Amrit Sarovar initiative.
Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel
  • PM will inaugurate the Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel, built at a cost of over Rs 3100 crore.
  • The 8.45 Km long tunnel would reduce the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km, and reduce journey time by around one and a half hour.
  • It is a twin tube tunnel – one for each direction of travel – with the twin tubes being interconnected by a cross passage every 500m, for maintenance and emergency evacuation.
  • The tunnel would help establish an all weather connection between Jammu and Kashmir, and bring the two regions closer.
Ratle and Kwar Hydroelectric project
  • PM will lay the foundation stone of Ratle and Kwar Hydroelectric projects.
  • The 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project will be constructed on Chenab river in Kishtwar District at a cost of around Rs 5300 crore.
  • The 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Project will also be built on Chenab river in Kishtwar District at a cost of over Rs. 4500 crore.
  • Both the projects will help meet the power requirements of the region.
Amrit Sarovar
  • AIM- Developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country.
  • It is yet another ode of the government towards the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Background 
  • 24th April is observed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj as National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) every year to celebrate the constitutional status accorded to Panchayati Ray system in the country.
  • This occasion provides an opportunity for direct dialogue with Panchayat representatives from all over the country as well as recognizing their achievements to empower and motivate them.
  • The objective of the celebrating the National Panchayati Raj Day is to increase awareness about Panchayats and Gram Sabhas, the institutions of the local self-governments for the rural areas mandated by the Constitution, and also about their roles, responsibilities, achievements, concerns, resolutions etc.
  • States and Union Territories are requested to celebrate National Panchayati Raj Day in a befitting manner and call upon Panchayati Raj Institutions/ Rural Local Bodies to celebrate National Panchayati Raj Day with a ‘whole of society’ approach ensuring maximum possible ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
  • National Panchayat Awards are also conferred to well-performing Panchayats on this occasion.
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards 
  • Prime Minister will be conferred 1st Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.
  • This award, which has been instituted in memory of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, will be given every year exclusively to one individual for exemplary contribution towards nation building.
e-Panchayat Puraskar
  • The e-Panchayat Puraskar is conferred to those States which have ensured maximum use of information technology for monitoring the works of the Panchayats.
  • The ranking of the following States that have been adjudged for e-Panchayat Puraskar under both the categories is as follows:
Winning States under Category I:
  • 1st Place – Karnataka
  • 2nd Place – Chhattisgarh
  • 3rd Place – Odisha and Uttar Pradesh

Source-PIB 

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