President confers National Panchayat Awards 2024 on 45 awardees
On 11 December 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2024 on 45 awardees - 42 Panchayats and 3 capacity building institutes.
Summary
On 11 December 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2024, organised by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, on 45 awardees (42 Panchayats and 3 capacity building institutes). Prize money of Rs 46 crore was transferred digitally to the winners. The awards are usually given on 24 April, National Panchayati Raj Day, but were rescheduled this year because of the Lok Sabha elections. About 1.94 lakh Gram Panchayats took part, and 42% of the 42 winning Panchayats are led by women. Revamped in 2022 to align with the Localization of SDGs (LSDGs), the awards assess Panchayats on 9 thematic areas; categories include the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar, Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar, Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar and Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 11 Dec 2024, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Awardees
- 45 (42 Panchayats + 3 institutes)
- Prize money
- Rs 46 crore, transferred digitally
- Usual date
- 24 April (National Panchayati Raj Day)
- Participants
- ~1.94 lakh Gram Panchayats
- Framework
- Localization of SDGs, 9 themes (revamped 2022)
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Where were the National Panchayat Awards 2024 conferred by President Droupadi Murmu on 11 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
PIB (11 Dec 2024): the National Panchayat Awards Conferment Ceremony 2024 was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
How many awardees received the National Panchayat Awards 2024 on 11 December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — 45
PIB (11 Dec 2024): the President conferred National Panchayat Awards upon 45 awardees (42 Panchayats and 3 Capacity Building Institutes).
On which day are the National Panchayat Awards usually presented, before being rescheduled to 11 December in 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 24 April
PIB (11 Dec 2024): the awards are usually celebrated on 24 April, National Panchayati Raj Day; due to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections the ceremony was rescheduled to 11 December.
About how many Gram Panchayats participated in the National Panchayat Awards 2024 competition?
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Correct answer: B — 1.94 lakh
PIB (11 Dec 2024): 1.94 lakh Gram Panchayats participated in the competition this year.
Consider the following about the National Panchayat Awards 2024: 1. The awards were revamped in 2022 to align with the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs). 2. Prize money of Rs 46 crore was transferred digitally to the awardees. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB (11 Dec 2024): in 2022 the awards were revamped to align with the SDGs through Localization of SDGs (LSDGs), and Rs 46 crore in prize money was transferred directly to the 45 awardees.