Punjab’s 10 Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), including six Panchayats, one Garam Sabha, two Block Samities and one Zila Parishid, has bagged National Awards for good performance on the National Panchayati Raj Day.
Congratulating, the state Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said that these institutions have brought laurels to the State by winning national level prestigious awards for good performance.
Punjab Government will give full support and honour to all those institutions which were performing well for the welfare of the people and development of the State, he said.
Notably, the Panchayati Raj Institutions from the all over the country were awarded with National Awards in the presence of Union Minister Narinder Singh Tomar, Union State Minister Purshotam Rupala, UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath and UP Panchayat Minister Keshav Parshad at a national level function held at lucknow.
Representatives of 10 Panchayti Raj Institutions led by SIRD Head and Professor Dr Rozi Vaid received these awards. Panchayti Raj Institutions which won the Natioanl Awards include six Panchayats — Gurusar Mehraj Block Phull District Bathinda, Nagal Garhian Block Majri district SAS, Nagar, Kot Khurd Block Ghal Kalan district Ferozpur, Doburji Block Doraha district ludhiana, Cahk Janisar block Jalabad district Fazilka and Toot Sher Singh block Shahkot district Jalandhar.
Other Panchayati Raj Institutions got awards include two block samities of Roopnagar and Bhagta Bhai ka district Bathinda, Gram Sabha Tamkot district Mansa and Zila parishid Bathinda.