CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -on 24th April, commemorates the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 of the Constitution coming into effect in the year 1993.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theme for the 2022 National Panchayat Raj Day There is no theme for this year’s celebrations This year’s awards were given to recognize the best work done by the panchayats in India. The awards were given in the category of: Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Pushkar.