The road to development of villages pass through Panchayat and all Panchyati Raj institutions are important units for development of villages, Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said while speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of Gariaband Zila Panchayat on Monday. He called upon the newly-elected members to collectively work for the development of Gariaband Zila Panchayat.
“Today an independent Zila Panchayat has come into existence and now residents of Gariaband need not run to Raipur for works related with Zila Panchayat. Public representatives should work in developing Gariaband as a developed region,” he said adding, development is a continuous process and our priority should be to avail maximum benefits for the public. The Zila Panchayat members who took oath of secrecy including Zila Panchayat President Dr Sweta Sharma and Zila Panchayat Vice President Paras Thakur.