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Recently, 42 Panchayats Honoured for Driving Rural Transformation at National Panchayat Awards 2025 Ceremony in New Delhi.
About – These awards recognise the exemplary contributions of Panchayats across the country towards fostering inclusive, participatory and sustainable rural development, in line with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Conferred by – The Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Time Period – Annually
Revamped Framework (2023) – Aligned with the 9 themes of Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) and focuses on holistic, transparent, and future-oriented assessment.
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Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP) – Awarded to 34 Gram Panchayats from 17 States/UTs, based on performance across 9 LSDG themes –
Poverty reduction, health, water sufficiency, women empowerment, and good governance.
Recognises the best-performing Panchayats on an overall basis.
Incentives – Financial rewards range from Rs.50 lakh to Rs.5 crore per Panchayat is provided under the Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP) Scheme, a component of the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.
Women Leadership – 22 out of 42 Panchayats are headed by women, with 10 from southern states.
Significance – The awards, linked to the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0, ensuring transparent, data-driven evaluation, strengthen grassroots governance and support the vision of Viksit Bharat.
