National Panchayati Raj Day 2024 | 25 Apr 2024
The National Colloquium on "Governance at the Grassroots after Three Decades of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment" was inaugurated in New Delhi to mark National Panchayati Raj Day 2024.
- The event will honour the best panchayats with awards for their efforts in improving the lives of rural households.
- The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in India observes 24th April as National Panchayati Raj Day each year. The 73rd Amendment Act of 1992 which gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and improved local self-governance in India was enacted on this day.
- India's three-tiered (Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad) administrative structure is known as the Panchayati Raj system, it aims to bring about improvement at the grassroots level in rural areas.
- It is important for achieving inclusive growth and addressing issues like climate change and rural-to-urban migration
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