April 24 National Panchayati Raj Day
Dear EP’ians, Our Important Days and Themes section is divided into five segments. There are When? Why this date? Who? History Shots? Latest Shots?. Yes, we are going to seen when the day was declared, why we are remembering those days like reasons behind the chosen date who declared or introduced along with history about the day and latest details like themes, chief guest, hosting country etc. From these five segments, aspirants can know about the day very clear and this will helps you to answer the current events as well as static past events gk questions.
On April 24, We are celebrating National Panchayati Raj Day!
First Segment – When?
- First National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated on April 24, 2010.
Second Segment – Why this date?
- The 73rd Constitution Amendment of Panchayati Raj, 1992 was came into force with effect from 24 April 1993.
- The Basic reason for introducing of Panchayati Raj system is to distribute the Powers of our democratic country.
Third Segment – Who?
- Mr. Manmohan Singh, The former Prime Minister of India was declared the first National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April 2010.
Fourth Segment – History?
- The Name Reason – Panch-Ayat- Raj
- Panch means Five, Ayat means Assembly and Raj means rule. So our Country powers are divided into five as
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- Central/ Union Government,
- State Government,
- Zilla Parishad (District Level)
- Panchayat Samiti (Block Level)
- Gram Panchayat (Village Level)
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- The committee which recommended the establishment of the scheme of ‘democratic decentralization was Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. and he is known as Father of Panchayat Raj.
- The 73rd Amendment of Panchayati Raj covering the Articles from 243 to 243 O and new 11th schedule covering 29 subjects within the functions of panchayat.
- The first State which adopted the Panchayat Raj system after independence was Rajasthan in Nagour district on 2 Oct 1959 and it was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru.
- The Panchayat Raj system was first adopted by the state of Bihar by the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act of 1947.
- The States having the highest number of Gram Panchayats are Karnataka, Kerala and Chhattisgarh.
- All the states except Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram and all UT except Delhi adopted the Panchayati Raj System.
Fifth Segment – Latest Shots?
- Ministry of Panchayati Raj Organize a national event to commemorate National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2021 at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi in a hybrid Mode.
- During this occasion, the Best Performing Panchayats/ states/ UT are Awarded under five categories namely
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- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar
- Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar
- Gram Panchayat Development Plan Award
- Child Friendly Gram Panchayat Award
- e Panchayat Puraskar for states/ UT only.
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