Commissioner Secretary Neposo Theluo and others during the training on Revamped National Panchayat Awards for District Level Officials (TOTs) on September 2.
Kohima, September 2 (MExN): One-day training on Revamped National Panchayat Awards for District Level Officials (TOTs) was held on Friday at the RD Conference Hall, Directorate of Rural Development.
Delivering the key note address, Commissioner & Secretary, RD, Neposo Theluo informed that the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj on December, 2021, released the report on Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) through Panchayati Raj institutions prepared by an Expert Committee. The committee in its report has identified 9 themes aggregating 17 SDGs for action at Local Gram Panchayat level as a way forward for attainment of SDGs by the year 2030, he said.
The ministry is revamping Panchayat awards to establish a multi-level competition to reorganize, felicitate and incentivize the best performing panchayats at the Block, District, State and National levels in thematic areas related to localization and achievement of the SDGs in rural areas.
Theluo said that in the case of Nagaland only Gram panchayats will be applying for these awards and the department has constituted Nagaland Panchayati Awards Monitoring and Assessment Committee comprising of 9 members involving all line departments. Towards this, he called upon all line departments to give special attention to Panchayat Award Schemes and guide the village functionaries to fill up the forms properly, the release stated.
Earlier, an introductory remark on the Revamped National Panchayat Awards was delivered by Under Secretary, RD, Lithrila Sangtam.
The resource person for the training were, Principal ETC Phek (SIRD), Dr Kedise; Addl Director, Health & Family Welfare Dr Motsuthung Patton; Deputy Director, School Education, Avino Tase; SE, PHED, Gwatilo Tep; and Assistant director, Social Welfare, T Neingusalie.
The programme was chaired by Senior Lecturer (SIRD) Dr Juthsutho Phoji while director, RD, Liboni Humtsoe delivered the welcome address, the release stated.
