15 panchayats of Madhya Pradesh have been honoured with National Awards of Panchayat

Bhopal: National Awards of Panchayat have been announced by the Government of India. As many as 15 panchayats of Madhya Pradesh have been honoured with the awards. Two District Panchayats Neemuch and Mandsaur and 2 Janpad Pancahayts of Alot and Hoshangabad along with other 11 Gram Panchayats of the state have received the awards. The Panchayats have been conferred with the Deendayal Upadhyaya Panchayat Sashaktikaran Award for rendering better services.

The Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Government of India has honoured District Panchayats with certificate and a reward Rs. 50 lakh. Similarly, Janpad panchayats with certificate as well as reward of Rs. 25 lakh and Gram Panchayats as per the population were honoured with certificate and reward of Rs. 5 lakh to 15 lakh.

The eleven Gram Panchayats of the state have been awarded for increase in revenue income, better management of natural resources and works in the field of social development. The Gram Panchayats, which have brought laurel to the state at national level include Gram Panchayat Bharwadia of Neemuch district, 2 Gram Panchayats Maramadho and Tumri of Sagar district, Gram Panchayat Potlod of Indore district, Gram Panchayat Babaikhurd of Hoshangabad district, Gram Panchayat Sundarel of Dhar district, Gram Panchayat Panwar Chohanan of Sidhi district, Gram Panchayat Padliya Maru of Mandsaur district, Gram Panchayat Kansar of Ratlam district, Gram Panchayat Moogli of Sehore district and Gram Panchayat Barkhedi of Ratlam district.

These awards bagged by the Panchayats of Madhya Pradesh are result of better works done by them.