Raygada, Kalahandi adjudged as best Zilla Parishads

The Pioneer, 5th March, 2008

The State Government has announced prizes for the best performing panchayat and Zilla Parishads. The panchayats and Zilla Parishads will be awarded prizes at a special function to be organised on Wednesday on the occasion of Panchayat Raj Diwas.
The Government has continued to provide prizes to boost the Panchayati Raj system in the State since 2002-03. Around Rs 64 lakh would be spent for this purpose.
Rayagada and Kalahandi Zilla Parishad have been adjudged as the best Zilla Parishads. They will be given a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each. Koshagumuda panchayat samiti of Nawarangpur district and Tangi panchayat samiti of Khurda district are adjudged as the best samitis in the State. They will be given a cash award of Rs 3 lakh each.
In the divisional-level, Chudapali Gram Panchayat of Balangir and Kakudia Gram Panchayat of Angul district have been adjudged as the best panchayats in the northern zone of the RDC (Revenue Divisional Commission), Kanhepur Gram Panchayat of Cuttack and Majhihara Gram Panchayat of Khurda district have been adjudged as the best panchayats in Revenue Divisional Commission level (Central).
Gobindapalli of Malkangiri and M Rampur of Kalahandi Gram Panchayat have been adjudged as the best Gram Panchayats in the Revenue Divisional Commission level (Southern).
In the divisional-level, Tilebani Panchayat Samiti of Deogarh, Begunia Panchayat Samiti of Central Division and M Rampur of Southern Division have been adjudged as the best panchayat samitis. They will be given a cash award of Rs 2 lakh each.