PM Narendra Modi calls Panchayats 'pillars of Indian democracy', says key to building self-reliant India

On National Panchayati Raj Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that panchayats are the basic pillars of Indian democracy, and their strength makes the new India prosperous. 

In celebration of the constitutional status accorded to the Panchayati Raj system in India, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj celebrates National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) every year on April 24. 

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"Best wishes to you all on National Panchayati Raj Day. Panchayats are the basic pillar of Indian democracy, in whose strength lies the prosperity of the new India," Modi said in a tweet in Hindi. 

"Let us take a pledge to further empower our panchayats to build a self-reliant India," he said. 

आप सभी को राष्ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं। पंचायतें भारतीय लोकतंत्र का आधारस्तंभ हैं, जिनकी मजबूती में ही नए भारत की समृद्धि निहित है। आइए, आत्मनिर्भर भारत के निर्माण में अपनी पंचायतों को और अधिक सशक्त करने का संकल्प लें।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 24, 2022

Modi is travelling to Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday to participate in the celebration of the National Panchayati Raj Day and address 'Gram Sabhas' across the country.  

(With Inputs from PTI)