Jammu, April 23 -- When a nation nurtures its roots, its branches reach for the sky. The roots of India are its Panchayats, and the soul of those Panchayats today is its women. On 24 April 1993, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional recognition to village governance, writing a new chapter in Indian democracy. Over three decades later, Panchayati Raj Institutions have evolved far beyond administrative units - they have become living laboratories of social transformation, economic development and democratic participation. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Panchayati Raj has been infused with new energy and purpose. He has ensured that power reaches not merely the corridors of Delhi, but the d...