Guwahati, June 7 -- Reported by Mrinal Kanti Banik

Agartala: Tripura has brought national recognition to its grassroots governance system by securing three prestigious awards from the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, including the country's highest honor for a Panchayat district.

Speaking at a press conference in Agartala on Saturday, Panchayat Minister Kishor Barman said the accolades were awarded after an extensive evaluation process that measured governance, development initiatives and overall performance of Panchayati Raj institutions across India.

Among the awardees, Sepahijala Zilla Parishad emerged as the top-performing Panchayat district in the nation, earning the Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar.

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