Rural Development and Panchayat, A & N Islands

#LSDG Theme 9: Women-Friendly Village focuses on empowering women through equal opportunities, safety, active participation in decision-making, and access to livelihoods, thereby enabling inclusive and balanced rural development. #LSDGs #WomenEmpowerment #MoPR #SashaktPanchayat

#LSDG Theme 8: Village with Good Governance focuses on promoting transparency, accountability, and participatory decision-making through active citizen engagement and efficient, responsive local governance systems. #LSDGs #GoodGovernance #MoPR #SashaktPanchayat #ViksitBharat

#LSDG Theme 7: Socially Just & Socially Secured Village focuses on ensuring inclusion, equality, and access to social protection schemes for all, especially vulnerable groups, promoting dignity, security, and justice in rural communities. #LSDGs #SocialJustice #MoPR

Theme 6: Self-Sufficient Infrastructure — building strong rural roads, reliable power, digital connectivity, and essential assets to improve services and quality of life. #LSDGs #InfrastructureForAll #PanchayatiRaj

#LSDG Theme 5: Clean and Green Village Clean and Green Village focuses on maintaining cleanliness, reducing environmental impact, and preserving biodiversity through community participation. #LSDGs #MoPR #SashaktPanchayat #NPRD2026

Panchayat NIRNAY makes managing meetings simple—schedule sessions, share agendas, assign roles, and record decisions with photos/videos in real time. Residents can stay informed with easy access to schedules and outcomes. #PanchayatNIRNAY #DigitalIndia #PanchayatiRaj

On 31/03/2026, Specialized Training for EWRs held at CD Block Ferrargunj. Sessions included welcome remarks, microlab interaction, power walk activity & group discussions on gender and leadership-aimed at strengthening capacity and confidence of women leaders.

Smt. Anita Mondal, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Kerelapuram, Diglipur, has been honoured as Best Beacon Leader 2026 under Sashakt Panchayat Netri Abhiyaan. The award recognizes her outstanding contribution to inclusive governance and women-led rural development in A & N Islands.

Day-1 of “Championing Change” training for WERs held on Mar 30, 2026 at Gram Panchayat Chainpur. Focus on gender awareness, leadership & empowering women in local governance. Strengthening inclusive grassroots development. #RGSA #WomenLeadership #PanchayatiRaj

On 30.03.2026, A Block Level Training on GPDP & BPDP preparation, e-Gram Swaraj upload & PFMS integration held at GP Govind Nagar under CD Block Campbell Bay. Focused on participatory planning, transparency & digital governance. #GPDP #BPDP #PFMS #PanchayatiRaj

Block Level Training on BPDP & PFMS integration held on Mar 28, 2026 at CD Block Diglipur. Focused on e-Gram Swaraj, digital planning, fund tracking & empowering PRI members for transparent, efficient governance. #BPDP #PFMS #RGSA #PanchayatiRaj

Block Level Training on GPDP preparation & e-Gram Swaraj upload conducted on Mar 27, 2026. Focus on participatory planning, PRA, PFMS & scheme integration to strengthen digital, transparent & effective grassroots governance. #GPDP #RGSA #PanchayatiRaj

3-day Block Level Training (Mar 23–25, 2026) empowered Women Elected Representatives with leadership, roles & responsibilities, and Panchayati Raj insights. Interactive sessions boosted confidence for effective grassroots governance. #RGSA #WomenLeadership #PanchayatiRaj

3-day Block Level Training from (Mar 23–25, 2026) at CD Block Diglipur, empowered Women Elected Representatives with leadership, Panchayati Raj, financial management & Gram Sabha skills. Strengthening women-led grassroots governance. #RGSA #WomenLeadership #PanchayatiRaj

Successful 3-day Block Level Training for Women Elected Representatives (WERs) under RGSA held at Little Andaman (Mar 23–25, 2026). Focused on leadership, Panchayati Raj, Gram Sabha processes & governance. Empowering women for stronger grassroots democracy. #RGSA #WomenLeadership

A delegation of PRI representatives from A&N Islands undertook an Exposure Visit to Odisha, gaining valuable insights into model Panchayat practices, decentralized governance & sustainable rural development. #ExposureVisit #PanchayatiRaj #RuralGovernance #GoodGovernance

14 Gram Panchayats of South Andaman declared as #TBMuktPanchayats on #WorldTBDay On the launch of the 100 Days #TBMuktBharat Abhiyaan, certificates were presented to respective Pradhans, marking a strong step towards TB elimination through community leadership and Jan Bhagidari.

A delegation of Panchayati Raj representatives undertook an exposure visit to State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) Odisha to learn best practices in decentralized governance and model Panchayat administration. #RGSA #PanchayatiRaj #RuralDevelopment #ExposureVisit

A Block Level training programme on “Uploadation of BPDP & integration of PFMS in the e-Gram Swaraj Portal” was conducted on 20/03/2026 at the Panchayat Samiti Conference Hall, CD Block Prothrapur. #RGSA #CapacityBuilding

Block-level training on “Preparation & Implementation of GPDP & BPDP in the e-Gram Swaraj Portal” held at CD Block Ferrargunj on 19 Mar 2026. Interactive activity on “Good vs Bad Gram Sabha” highlighted participatory planning & transparency. #CapacityBuilding #RGSA