Patiala, Aug. 14 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday virtually laid the foundation stone of construction of 500 modern panchayat ghar and common service centres across the state costing Rs.125 crore. Addressing the gathering in Fatehgarh Sahib, the CM said that in every village having a population of more than 2,800, a panchayat ghar and a common service centre would be constructed. The cost of constructing a panchayat ghar would be Rs.20 lakh and that of a common service centre would be Rs.5 lakh. Mann said that in the first phase both panchayat ghar and CSCs are being constructed in 500 villages. Those villages have been selected where no panchayat ghar exists. He said the panchayat ghar would be a central hub for discussions and planning for village development. Mann said that the CSCs would become the backbone of the digital revolution in villages, helping villagers access various online services....