Two Tripura villages bag national awards for good governance

AGARTALA: Tripura bagged two national awards in panchayati raj as recognition of good governance in rural areas during the last financial year, Tripura chief minister Manik Saha said on Sunday.
In a social media post, Saha said, “Kumarghat Block Advisory Committee of Unakoti district has been awarded the prestigious Nanaji Deshmukh Sarbottama Panchayat Satata Vikash Puraskar with a cash incentive of Rs 1.5 crore while Bagmara Village Committee of Gomati district under Rupaichari block has been awarded the Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar.”
President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards in New Delhi on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24.
The chief minister said these awards are signs of the commitment of the state government to the people on development.
He congratulated the officials of the panchayat department, including the ground-level functionaries and panchayat representatives at all levels, for this achievement.
Tripura received the title of excellence award from the Centre for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission after Saha became chief minister in May last year.
Agartala city has also received one of the best awards among the small cities of the country under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (urban).