MoPR Convenes Workshop to Enhance Citizen-Centric Service Through Panchayats

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), Government of India, today organised the Seva Se Samriddhi: Regional Workshop on Panchayat-led Service Delivery at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, in the presence of Shri Javid Ahmad Dar, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Government of Jammu and Kashmir; Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj; and other senior officials.

Addressing the gathering, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, said that Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have emerged as powerful instruments of grassroots development, citizen-centric governance and inclusive growth. He highlighted the strengthening of PRIs in Jammu & Kashmir through effective devolution of Funds, Functions and Functionaries, participatory planning and greater empowerment of elected representatives.

Addressing the workshop, Javid Ahmad Dar, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, thanked the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for organising the event in Jammu & Kashmir.

Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, said that Panchayati Raj Institutions have emerged as digitally empowered centres of grassroots governance, with nearly 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats managing planning, implementation, financial management and audits through the eGramSwaraj platform. He noted that over ₹3 lakh crore has been processed through the integration of eGramSwaraj and PFMS.

During the programme, top-performing Gram Panchayats and Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) were felicitated for their outstanding contributions to service delivery and digital governance at the grassroots level. Pandithpora Gram Panchayat, Kupwara District, Jammu and Kashmir, and Hudikeri Gram Panchayat, Kodagu District, Karnataka, were felicitated as top-performing Gram Panchayats in service delivery. Outstanding Village Level Entrepreneurs from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand were also honoured for their sustained contribution to last-mile digital service delivery.(UPDATED ON 23RD JUNE 2026)