South adjudged best District Panchayat in state

RASHTRIYA GAURAV GRAM PURASKAR FOR SAMDONG GPU; MELLIDARA AND KARMATAR GYATEN ADJUDGED BEST IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES
NAMCHI, 21 Apr: The South District Zilla Panchayat was adjudged the best District Panchayat from among the four districts of the State under the Panchayat Empowerment, Accountability and Incentive Scheme and has bagged a cash award of Rs. 50 lakh.
Among the Gram Panchayats, Mellidara was adjudged the winner in category A and Karmatar Gyaten in category B with cash awards of Rs. 8 lakh each. A three-level evaluation was carried out for choosing the above winners.
Questionnaire specific to the state panchayati system was prepared and distributed to each of the district panchayats and GPUs. Filled up questionnaires were then evaluated at the department level by the State Panchayat Performance Appraisal Committee.
Field verifications were then conducted by members of VHAS and ECOSS of the selected GPUs and all the four district panchayats. A final round of evaluation was done by a team deputed by the Ministry of Panchayat Raj, GoI.
Samdong Gram Panchayat Unit has been chosen for the Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Puraskar. Various parameters like adult literacy, institutional deliveries, etc. were taken into account for this award. The GPU has won cash award of Rs. 10 lakh and will be will be honored at the national level on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April in New Delhi.
In a meeting held at RMDD, Gangtok today the above awards were presented to the respective ZP and GPUs by Secretary RMDD, DR Nepal. The meeting was attended by Zilla Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha, South, GP members of all the three GPUs, Director Panchayat, Jt Secy Panchayat, ADC Dev Gyalshing, ADC Dev Namchi, DPO South and GVA Sumbuk among others.