GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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: -Panchayati Raj Divas is the National Panchayati Raj Diwas on April 24th to commemorate the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution to recognize a major change in the Panchayat Raj system. In addition, the day acknowledges the decentralization of power into the hands of the commoner by the State Legislatures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since then, the National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on 24th April every year in India. The day marks the enactment of the 73rd amendment of the constitution in 1992.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.