India, June 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The National Panchayat Awards 2025 was conferred today on 42 outstanding Panchayats from across the country in New Delhi by Union Minister of Panchayati Raj and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in the presence of Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel, Minister of Transformation and Development, Labour Welfare, Tea Tribes & Adivasi Welfare, Government of Assam, Shri Rameswar Teli, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, senior officials of the center and state along with elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions from various States and Union Territories. These award...