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- National Panchayat Awards 2025 conferred on 42 outstanding Panchayats from across the country
- 22 of the 42 award-winning Panchayats are led by women
- Awards recognize contributions toward inclusive, participatory and sustainable rural development
- Financial incentives under Incentivization of Panchayats scheme range from ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore per awardee
- 16th Finance Commission recommended ₹4.35 lakh crore allocation for grassroots governance (84% increase over 15th Finance Commission allocations)
- Awards framework aligned with nine themes of Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs)
- Assessment based on Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 scores
- Two major award categories: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (34 Gram Panchayats from 17 States/UTs) and Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (8 Panchayats: 3 Best District, 2 Best Block, 3 Best Gram Panchayats)
- LSDG themes include poverty-free livelihoods, health, child-friendly governance, water sufficiency, clean and green environment, infrastructure, social justice and security, good governance, and women-friendly Panchayats
- E-Book on Works and Best Practices of Awardee Panchayats and Compendium of Best Practices from States/UTs on Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions released
- Over 2.5 lakh Panchayats across the country were considered in the evaluation process
- Scheme operates under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)
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