Guwahati, May 9 -- Guwahati: The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the National Panchayat Awards 2025, and panchayats from the Northeast performed excellently. Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, and Sikkim received national recognition in multiple categories.

This year's awards, which honour excellence in rural government, sustainable development, sanitation, infrastructure, and grassroots leadership, have chosen 42 panchayats from 17 States and Union Territories. The award ceremony is set for June 3 in New Delhi.

Assam won three national awards, making it one of the region's top performers. The Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar 2025 awarded New Napam Gaon Panchayat a prize of Rs 1.5 crore for being the nation's Bes...