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PM Modi launches Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan on Panchayati Raj Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district On National Panchayati Raj day to meet and address panchayat bodies as well as independent communities in order to launch a scheme that seeks to strengthen the country’s Panchayati Raj system and address critical gaps that might possess a threat to its success.

Ramnagar, which is located on the banks of the river Narmada, was decorated in a grand manner for the occasion. He launched the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in this tribal-dominated area.

On the occasion, PM Modi unveiled a roadmap for the development of tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh over the next five years. Under the plan, Rs 2 lakh crore will be spent for development of areas under tribal panchayats. He also laid the foundation stone of an LPG bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation at Maneri following which he launched a local government directory. He also interacted with District Collectors of certain districts of the state and get a feedback of the work done by them.

The Central government scheme aims at making rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient.

 

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