CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The then Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh declared the first National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April 2010. He mentioned that if Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) functioned properly and locals participated in the development process, the Maoist threat could be countered.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Panchayati Raj Day 2022 In view of the celebrations of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, this year’s celebrationof NPRD is very special. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), Government of India has been incentivizing the best performing Panchayats recommended by the State Governments/UT Administrations since 2011-12.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first National Panchayati Raj Day also called Panchayati Raj Diwas was celebrated in 2010 declared by the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The annual celebration for NPRD is done to commemorate the day on which the 73rd Constitutional Amendment was passed in 1992.

Detailed explanation-4: -Th e system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagour in Rajasthan.