Five Udupi Panchayats Honored with Centre's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Development Awards
By ETF Desk
On 12 September 2023, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj announced that five gram panchayats from Udupi district in Karnataka have been awarded the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Development Awards for outstanding performance and community development initiatives.
The awards, part of a national programme aimed at recognising excellence at the grassroots level, assess factors such as financial management, infrastructure development, and citizen participation. The Udupi panchayats were selected after a rigorous evaluation of their projects ranging from rural sanitation to digital governance.
Winning the award brings national visibility, potential for increased funding, and serves as a benchmark for neighbouring villages. Local leaders expressed pride and pledged to reinvest the accolades into further development work. Source: Google News – Udupi.