Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan virtually participated in a programme of distribution of National Panchayat Awards 2021 and distribution of e-property cards under Swamitva Yojana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched distribution of e property cards through video conference. Union Minister of Panchayat Raj Narendra Singh Tomar was also present in the programme held in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred prize amount as grant-in-aid in accounts of winning Panchayats under National Panchayat Award 2021 with a single click.

 

The programme included Deendayal Upadhyay Panchayat Empowerment Award to 224 Panchayats, Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Award to 30 Gram Panchayats, Gram Panchayat Vikas Yojana Award to 29 Gram Panchayats, Child Friendly Gram Panchayat Award to 30 Gram Panchayats and e-Panchayat awards to 12 states. Starting the implementation of Swamitva Yojana in the country, more than four lakh property owners of more than 5,000 villages were issued their e-property cards with a single click. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed his gratitude for issuance of record of rights to land holders of 1,399 villages of the state electronically by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

Under National Panchayat Award Deendayal Upadhyay Panchayat Empowerment Award category award prize money was given to District Panchayat Betul, Janpad Panchayat Jaora and Sehore, Gram Panchayat Pawar Chauhan (Sidhi), Jetapur Kala and Saungaon Khurd (Khandwa), Dodaka (Umaria), Bhaisoda (Bhopal), Mehtwad (Sehore), Sawan (Neemuch), Sihoda and Bilkharwa (Jabalpur), Baghwari (Sidhi) and Kunda (Dhar). The Nanaji Deshmukh National Gaurav Gram Sabha Award was bagged by Nipaniyasukha Gram Panchayat (Bhopal) Gram Panchayat Vikas Award to Shivpur (Hoshangabad) and the Child Friendly Gram Panchayat Award to Panwar Chauhan (Sidhi). The prize money was released to these gram panchayats with a single click.