Panchayati Raj Day 2021: The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated each year on April 24 in India.
National Panchayati Raj Day falls on April 24, extending a great opportunity for leaders and others to interact with the representatives of the Panchayats or village heads directly from all across the country.
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh declared the first National Panchayati Raj Day in 2010.
Panchayats in India
There are more than 2.6 lakh Panchayats in the countrywide three-tier system, which includes the Gram Panchayat (village level), Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level) and Zila Parishad (district level).
The three-tier Panchayat system works towards social and economic development of people at the grassroot level
Significance of Panchayati Raj Day
On National Panchayati Raj Day or Panchayati Raj Diwas, work done by the Panchayat leaders are recognized and appreciated.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in its tweet said, ’’National Panchayati Raj Day 2021 is a unique occasion to recognise and felicitate our Panchayats for their work towards building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.”
National Panchayati Raj Day 2021: A few facts to be known
- SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on National Panchayati Raj Day
- National Panchayati Raj Day will witness a rollout of SVAMITVA Scheme and launching of a coffee table book
- Around 74,000 Panchayats are participating in the National Panchayati Raj Awards 2021
- In 1993, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment came into force institutionalising Panchayati Raj system
