National Panchayat Awards 2025 conferred on 42 Panchayats in New Delhi; 22 are women-led
On 3 June 2026 in New Delhi, Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2025 on 42 Panchayats, 22 of them led by women.
Summary
Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2025 on 42 Panchayats in New Delhi on 3 June 2026; 22 of the awardees are led by women. The Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar went to 34 Gram Panchayats from 17 States and UTs for performance across the nine themes of Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals, based on Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 scores. The Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar went to 8 Panchayats: 3 District, 2 Block and 3 Gram Panchayats. Awardees receive ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore under the Incentivization of Panchayats scheme, a component of the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). The awards framework was revamped in 2023 and aligned with the nine LSDG themes.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 3 June 2026, New Delhi
- Conferred by
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), Panchayati Raj Minister
- Awardees
- 42 Panchayats; 22 women-led
- DDUPSVP
- 34 Gram Panchayats from 17 States/UTs; nine LSDG themes; PAI 2.0 scores
- NDSPSVP
- 8 Panchayats: 3 District, 2 Block, 3 Gram
- Incentive
- ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore under Incentivization of Panchayats (RGSA component)
- Framework
- Revamped in 2023, aligned with nine LSDG themes
Practice MCQs 3 questions
How many Panchayats received the National Panchayat Awards 2025 in New Delhi on 3 June 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 42
The National Panchayat Awards 2025 were conferred on 42 Panchayats.
Under the National Panchayat Awards 2025, which award was conferred on 8 Panchayats (3 District, 2 Block and 3 Gram Panchayats) as best performers on an overall basis?
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Correct answer: B — Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar
The Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar went to 8 Panchayats; the Deen Dayal Upadhyay award went to 34 Gram Panchayats.
Consider the following statements about the National Panchayat Awards 2025: 1. Awardee Panchayats receive financial incentives under the Incentivization of Panchayats scheme, a component of the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. 2. The Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar is based on the nine themes of Localisation of SDGs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — Both 1 and 2
Both are stated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj: incentives of ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore come under IoP, an RGSA component, and DDUPSVP covers the nine LSDG themes.