D C congratulates panchayats and villagers, urges other panchayats to take inspiration
PM to present awards on April 21
By Gaurav Sidhu
Dhilwan-Kapurthala, 6 April
The villages Nurpur Lubana and Sangojla in Kapurthala district have been selected for the awards by the Union Ministry of Rural Development. Out of Punjab, 9 Gram Panchayats have been selected for National Awards in different categories.
The Panchayat of Sangojla village in Dhilwan block of Kapurthala has been selected for ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Empowerment Award’ and the Panchayat of Dhilwan block Nurpur Lubana has been selected for ‘Child Friendliness Award’.
Deputy Commissioner Deepti Uppal said that these awards were made possible due to the work being done by the Punjab Government for the overall development of the villages under the ‘Smart Village’ scheme and the outstanding performance of the Panchayats. She said that this would inspire the rest of the panchayats to work harder.
The development of Government School as a Smart School at Village Nurpur Lubana, which has been selected for the ‘Child Friendly Award’, has created a conducive environment for the education and all round development of the children. Apart from this, successful implementation of government schemes for the welfare of children, organization of education as well as other social and sports activities were also important in the selection of the award.
It may be recalled that the selected Panchayats would be given these awards by the Prime Minister on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on April 21 in New Delhi, under which an amount of about Rs. 10 lakh would be given for the development of the village.
