For outstanding works, nine Panchayat bodies of Chhattisgarh have been selected for National awards under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), officials informed here on Friday.
“Under the Deendayal Upadhyay Panchayat Shashaktikaran Puraskar the winning Jila Panchayat will get a cash reward of Rs 50, Janpad Panchayat will get Rs 25 lakh and Gram Panchayats will bag Rs 10 lakh,” Director Panchayat department, Jitendra Shukla informed.
Jila Panchayat Kanker, Janpad Panchayat Nagri (Dhamtari), Janpad Panchayat Sahaspur Lohara (Kabirdham), Gram Panchayat Kandarai (Surajpur), Gram Panchayat Musrakala (Rajnandgaon), Gram Panchayat Araud (Dhamtari), Gram Panchayat Ruatala (Rajnandgaon) and Gram Panchayat Borai (Durg) have been selected for Deendayal Upadhyay Panchayat Shashaktikaran Puraskar 2019.
Kutelikhurd Gram Panchayat of Rajandgaon has also been selected for Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtria Garuav Gram Puraskar 2019. It will receive a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh.
They will receive award in a formal ceremony at New Delhi in coming months, Shukla informed.
“The Panchayats are selected for the award based on various parameters. For Gram Panchayats it is a big award since apart from MNREGA and beneficiary oriented schemes, a gram panchayat receives financial aid of between Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh,” Jitendra Shukla informed.
