ZP, GPs awarded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 27 2017:
Bishnupur Zilla Parishad, Thinungei Gram Panchayat and Pangaltabi Gram Panchayat have been honoured with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puruskar 2017 .
The award was announced during the National Panchayat Day celebration held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on April 24 .
Adhyaksha of Bishnupur Zilla Parishad, Th Ithoibi Devi; Pradhan of Thinungei Gram Panchayat, Oinam Joychandra and Pradhan of Pangaltabi Gram Panchayat, Ahongshangbam Dhiren Singh received the award.
They were chosen out of the 189 Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats picked up for the award.
A total of 30, 000 Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats of the country applied for the award.
Apart from this, Heirok Part II Gram Panchayat was awarded with Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puruskar 2017 .
Pradhan of the GP, Thokchom Dhamendra received the award.
20 GPs were selected out of the 13, 000 GPs of the country which applied for the award.