MODEL VILLAGES AND RECOGNITION OF BEST-PERFORMING PANCHAYATS

Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 2:38PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has been incentivizing the best performing Panchayats under its scheme of Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), one of the central components of Centrally Sponsored scheme of revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). The best performing Panchayats in the country are conferred with National Panchayat Awards and given financial incentives by organising competition at national level every year. These awards are currently aligned to Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) to assess the performance of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in attainment of SDGs in the areas of poverty reduction and livelihood support, health, women and child development, water sufficiency, climate action and clean environment, infrastructure development, social security, and promotion of good governance in the Panchayats. Financial incentives in the range of Rs.50 lakh to Rs.5 crore is released to the best performing Panchayat depending on the Panchayat tier and category of Award. A list of panchayats which have been conferred with the National Panchayat Award during the Award Years 2023, 2024 and 2025 is at Annexure-I. Besides, the Ministry compiles Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) based on well-defined key performance indicators relating to poverty reduction and livelihood support, women and child development, water sufficiency, climate action and clean environment, infrastructure development, social security, and promotion of good governance to measure the localisation of SDGs. The major key performance indicators under PAI are given at Annexure-II . The Panchayats are ranked based on their performance on the key performance indicators and described as Achievers (with PAI score of 90-100), Front Runners (with PAI score of 75-below 90), Performers (with PAI score of 60-below 75), Aspirants (with PAI score of 40-below 60), and Beginners (with PAI score of 0- below 40). The group-wise details of Gram Panchayats in various States/UTs including Punjab are available on portal of the Ministry-PAI.GOV.IN. Annexure-I Details of Panchayats that have been conferred with National Panchayat Awards under the Incentivization of Panchayat scheme during the award years 2023, 2024 and 2025 National Panchayat Awards- 2023 (a) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP) Sr. No. Award Theme Rank of GP Awardee Gram Panchayat/ Equivalent Body Block Panchayat District Panchayat State/UT Award amount (Rs. in Crore) 1 Poverty Free and Enhanced Livelihoods Panchayat 1 Khandobachiwadi Palus Sangli Maharashtra 1.00 2 Mandoddi Rajoli Jogulamba Gadwad Telangana 0.75 3 Nagam Lundra Surguja Chhattisgarh 0.50 2 Healthy Panchayat 1 Gowthampur Chunchupalli Bhadradri Kothagudem Telangana 1.00 2 Kanchura Hinjilicut Ganjam Odisha 0.75 3 Saankra Nagari Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 0.50 3 Child- Friendly Panchayat 1 Cheruthana Harippad Alappuzha Kerala 1.00 2 Sira A Latti Udhampur Jammu and Kashmir 0.75 3 Hansudi Ausanpur Bhanwapur Siddharth Nagar Uttar Pradesh 0.50 4 Water- Sufficient Panchayat 1 Nellutla Lingalaghanpur Jangoan Telangana 1.00 2 Perumpadappa Perumpadappu Malappuram Kerala 0.75 3 Phalmerg Tarathpora Kupwara Jammu and Kashmir 0.50 5 Clean and Green Panchayat 1 Kundal Palus Sangli Maharashtra 1.00 2 Syasan Ambagam Hinjilicut Ganjam Odisha 0.75 3 Sulthanpur Eligaid Peddapalli Telangana 0.50 6 Self- Sufficient Infrastructure in Panchayat 1 Veeyapuram Harippad Alappuzha Kerala 1.00 2 Laxminagar Campbell Bay South Andamans Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.75 3 Gambhiraopet Gambhiraopet Rajanna Sircilla Telangana 0.50 7 Socially Secured Panchayat 1 Kongatpally Hanwada Mahabubnagar Telangana 1.00 2 Kulada Bhanjanagar Ganjam Odisha 0.75 3 Bhakatgaon Khagarijan Nagaon Assam 0.50 8 Panchayat with Good Governance 1 Pitchanur Madukkarai Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 1.00 2 Cheemaldari Vikarabad Mominpet Telangana 0.75 3 Alagappa Nagar Kodakara Thrissur Kerala 0.50 9 Women- Friendly Panchayat 1 Aipoor Atmakur(S) Suryapet Telangana 1.00 2 Fatehpora Baramulla Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir 0.75 3 Alabad Kagal Kolhapur Maharashtra 0.50 (b) Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (NDSPSVP) Best Gram Panchayats/Equivalent Bodies Rank of GP Awardee Gram Panchayat/ Equivalent Body Block Panchayat District Panchayat State/UT Award amount (Rs. in Crore) 1 Ngopa NA NA Mizoram 1.50 2 MilakAmawti Dilari Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 1.25 3 Kapilo Birni Giridih Jharkhand 1.00 Best Block Panchayats/Equivalent Bodies Rank of BP Awardee Block Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies District Panchayat State Award amount (Rs. in Crore) 1 Hinjilicut Ganjam Odisha 2.00 2 Thimmapur (L.M.D.) Karimnagar Telangana 1.75 3 Kumarghat Bac Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Tripura 1.50 Best District Panchayats Rank of DP Awardee District Panchayat State Award amount (Rs. in Crore) 1 Ganjam Odisha 5.00 2 Mulugu Telangana 3.00 3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 2.00 (c) Special Category of Award Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar (GUSVPP) Rank Awardee Gram Panchayat/ Equivalent Body Block Panchayat District Panchayat State/UT Award amount (Rs. in Crore) 1 Tikekarwadi Junnar Pune Maharashtra 1.00 2 Ankuli Patrapur Ganjam Odisha 0.75 3 Mukra (k) Ichoda Adilabad Telangana 0.50 Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar (CNVPP) Rank Awardee Gram Panchayat/ Equivalent Body Block Panchayat District Panchayat State/UT Award amount (Rs. in Crore) 1 Meenangadi Sulthan Bathery Wayanad Kerala 1.00 2 Kanha Nandigama Rangareddi Telangana 0.75 3 Bonaigarh Bonaigarh Sundargarh Odisha 0.50 National Panchayat Awards -2024 (a) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP) Sr. No. Award Theme Rank of GP <span styl