On the eve of National Panchayati Raj day, three village Panchayats of the Uttarakhand have been awarded with national awards on Thursday. The additional secretary and director of Panchayati Raj department, Harish Chandra Semwal said that Belpadav Gram Panchayat of Kotabagh block of Nainital district was awarded the child friendly Gram Panchayat award. This Panchayat would be provided with Rs 5 lakh. Similarly the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha award, 2020 was bestowed on Kheldi village Panchayat of Bahadrabad block of Hardiwar district. A cash prize of Rs 10 lakh would be provided to this Panchayat. The Kedarwala Gram Panchayat of Vikasnagar, Dehradun was selected for ‘Gram Panchayat development plan award, 2020’ and a sum of Rs five lakh would be provided to this Panchayat. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address the Panchayat representatives on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj day on Friday.