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S.No.	Name	Designation	Address	Email / Phone No.
1	Dr. Bijaya Kumar Behera	Economic Adviser (HoD)	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	-
2	Dr. Sriramappa Viradi	Director	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	-
3	Sh. Santosh Kumar Sinha	Deputy Director	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	-
4	Manoj Sharma	Consultant, IoP	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in 011-23725310
5	Chandrani Saha	Consultant, IoP	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in 011-23725310
6	Pooja Sharma	Consultant, IoP	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in 011-23725310
7	Megha Bhowmick	Office Assistant	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in 011-23725310

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When are the National Panchayat Awards conferred?

24th April annually

How many categories does National Panchayat Awards have?

1. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP)
2. Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (NDSPSVP)
3. Special Category Awards

Who is eligible to apply for DDUPSVP?

Gram Panchayats/Equivalent Bodies

How many sub-categories/themes does DDUPSVP have?

1. Poverty free and enhanced livelihoods Panchayat
2. Healthy Panchayat
3. Child friendly Panchayat
4. Water sufficient Panchayat
5. Clean and Green Panchayat
6. Self-sufficient infrastructure in Panchayat
7. Socially Just and Socially secured Panchayat
8. Panchayat with Good Governance
9. Women Friendly Panchayat

How many awards are given under DDUPSVP?

Top 3 Gram Panchayats/Equivalent Bodies under each of the 9 themes

Is there any minimum qualifying criteria for Panchayats?

Yes. Minimum qualifying marks are 50% of the total

How many sub-categories are there in Special category awards?

1. Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar (for Gram Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies)
2. Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar (for Gram Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies)
3. Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (for Gram Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies)
4. Panchayat Kshamta Nirmaan Sarvottam Sansthan Puraskar (for Institutions)
5. Best Participant (State/District Panchayat)

Who is eligible to apply for Special Category Awards?

Gram Panchayats and Institutions

What are the steps of selection of Special Category Awards?

States/UTs must file the online nominations on behalf of the Gram Panchayats/Institutions and send to Ministry

Is there any minimum qualifying criteria for Panchayats?

Yes. Minimum qualifying marks are 70% of the total

S.No.	Name	Designation	Address	Email / Phone No.
1	Dr. Bijaya Kumar Behera	Economic Adviser (HoD)	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	-
2	Dr. Sriramappa Viradi	Director	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	-
3	Sh. Santosh Kumar Sinha	Deputy Director	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	-
4	Manoj Sharma	Consultant, IoP	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in
5	Chandrani Saha	Consultant, IoP	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in
6	Pooja Sharma	Consultant, IoP	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in
7	Megha Bhowmick	Office Assistant	9th Floor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Circle, New Delhi- 110001	awards-mopr@nic.in

COPYRIGHT POLICY

Material featured on this website may be reproduced free of charge and there is no need for any prior approval for using the content. The permission to reproduce this material shall not extend to any third-party material. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the ministry. The material must be reproduced accurately and not used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Wherever the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be acknowledged.

PRIVACY POLICY

National Panchayat Award (NPA)-Website does not automatically capture any specific personal information from you, (like name, phone number or e-mail address), that allows us to identify you individually. If the NPA-Website requests you to provide personal information, you will be informed for the particular purposes for which the information is gathered and adequate security measures will be taken to protect your personal information.

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the NPA-Website to any third party (public/private). Any information provided to this website will be protected from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We gather certain information about the User, such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain name, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.

HYPERLINKING POLICY

Links to external websites/portals: At many places in this website, you shall find links to other websites/portals. These links have been placed for your convenience. NPA is not responsible for the contents and reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Mere presence of the link or its listing on this website should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

Links to NPA Website by other websites/portals: We do not object to linking directly to the information that is hosted on NPA site but it is necessary that prior permission is taken before hyperlinks are directed from any website to this site. Permission for the same, stating the nature of the content on the pages from where the link has to be given and the exact language of the hyperlink should be obtained by sending a request to ânic-mopr@nic.inâ. Also, it is not permitted that our pages be loaded into frames on the requested site. Our departmentâs pages must load into a newly opened browser window of the user.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Website is designed & hosted by National Informatics Centre, Contents provided by MoPR team. Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and currency of the content on this website, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. In case of any ambiguity or doubts, users are advised to verify/check with the MoPR and/or other source(s), and to obtain appropriate professional advice. Under no circumstances will MoPR be liable for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of India.

The information posted on this website could include hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by non-Government / private organisations. NPA is providing these links and pointers solely for your information and convenience. When you select a link to an outside website, you are leaving the NPA website and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website. NPA, does not guarantee the availability of such linked pages at all times. NPA cannot authorise the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users are advised to request such authorisation from the owner of the linked website. NPA, does not guarantee that linked websites comply with Indian Government Web Guidelines.

DISCLAIMER

This website of the NPA is being maintained for information purposes only. Even though every effort is taken to provide accurate and up-to-date information, officers making use of the circulars posted on the website are advised to get in touch with the MoPR-Awards whenever there is any doubt regarding the correctness of the information contained therein. In the event of any conflict between the contents of the circulars on the website and the hard copy of the circulars issued by MoPR, the information in the hard copy should be relied upon and the matter shall be brought to the notice of the MoPR.

When are the National Panchayat Awards conferred?

24th April annually

How many categories does National Panchayat Awards have?

1. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP)
2. Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (NDSPSVP)
3. Special Category Awards

Who is eligible to apply for DDUPSVP?

Gram Panchayats/Equivalent Bodies

How many sub-categories/themes does DDUPSVP have?

1. Poverty free and enhanced livelihoods Panchayat
2. Healthy Panchayat
3. Child friendly Panchayat
4. Water sufficient Panchayat
5. Clean and Green Panchayat
6. Self-sufficient infrastructure in Panchayat
7. Socially Just and Socially secured Panchayat
8. Panchayat with Good Governance
9. Women Friendly Panchayat

How many awards are given under DDUPSVP?

Top 3 Gram Panchayats/Equivalent Bodies under each of the 9 themes

Is there any minimum qualifying criteria for Panchayats?

Yes. Minimum qualifying marks are 50% of the total

How many sub-categories are there in Special category awards?

1. Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar (for Gram Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies)
2. Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar (for Gram Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies)
3. Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (for Gram Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies)
4. Panchayat Kshamta Nirmaan Sarvottam Sansthan Puraskar (for Institutions)
5. Best Participant (State/District Panchayat)

Who is eligible to apply for Special Category Awards?

Gram Panchayats and Institutions

What are the steps of selection of Special Category Awards?

States/UTs must file the online nominations on behalf of the Gram Panchayats/Institutions and send to Ministry

Is there any minimum qualifying criteria for Panchayats?

Yes. Minimum qualifying marks are 70% of the total