{"id":7690,"date":"2025-09-27T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=7690"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:11:52","slug":"gram-panchayats-lead-digital-transformation-at-28th-national-conference-on-e-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=7690","title":{"rendered":"Gram Panchayats Lead Digital Transformation at 28th National Conference on e-Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gram Panchayats Lead Digital Transformation at 28th National Conference on e-Governance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

National Awards for e-Governance 2025 Recognize Innovations in Grassroots Service Delivery<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Posted On: 23 SEP 2025 7:42PM by PIB Hyderabad<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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A special plenary session on\u00a0\u201cGram Panchayat & Grassroots Level Innovations in e-Governance\u201d<\/em>\u00a0was held today on the concluding day of the\u00a028th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) 2025\u00a0at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The session was chaired by Shri\u00a0Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, who emphasized that with\u00a02.55 lakh Gram Panchayats\u00a0and more than\u00a032 lakh elected representatives and functionaries, Panchayati Raj Institutions are the first point of contact for citizens and the fulcrum of service delivery in rural areas. He underlined that India\u2019s digital governance journey must be anchored in its villages, where Gram Panchayats are emerging as drivers of transformation through technology-enabled transparency, real-time service delivery and citizen-centric planning.\u00a0While\u00a0Shri Alok Prem Nagar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, shared perspectives on the Ministry\u2019s reforms and technology-driven initiatives designed to improve service delivery at the village level and to strengthen participatory governance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Panelists included\u00a0Shri Surendra Kumar Meena, Director, SIRD&PR, Odisha; Ms. Shivani Goyal, District Development Officer, Surat, Gujarat; Shri Vishal Tejrao Narwade, Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Dhule \/ Sangli, Maharashtra; and Ms. Monica Yadav, Chairperson, Zila Panchayat, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. They presented field-level experiences and best practices in citizen service delivery, participatory planning and convergence of schemes, demonstrating how grassroots innovations are improving lives and can be adapted across States.\u00a0The panel session concluded with a strong reaffirmation of the pivotal role of Gram Panchayats as engines of rural digital transformation and as vital institutions for ensuring ease of living and quality of life at the grassroots.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Conference also felicitated the winners of the\u00a0National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2025, which witnessed record participation with over 1.45 lakh nominations. For the first time, a special category was introduced on\u00a0\u201cGrassroots Level Initiatives for Deepening Service Delivery at Gram Panchayats or Equivalent Traditional Local Bodies.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2169700<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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