GANGTOK, April 19 – Sikkim has again been adjudged as the third best performing State in the country for progress in Panchayati Raj for the year 2010-11. Among the North East States, Sikkim has emerged as the top Panchayati Raj State.
The Minister and Secretary, Rural Management and Development department Sikkim will receive the awards from the Prime Minister during a conference in Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on April 24, celebrated as National Panchayat Day.
The State will receive a cash incentive award of Rs 1 crore for this achievement. In addition to this, the Mellidara Paiyong Gram Panchayat, South Sikkim has been awarded the “Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar – 2011” for convening and conducting regular and vibrant meetings of the Gram Sabhas. This award has a cash component of Rs 10 lakhs.
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