Mangalore, April 25: Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has added yet another feather in its cap. The ZP, which recently won the Nirmal Gram Puraskar, now has been conferred with Rs 25 lakh award under the Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme (PEAIS).
ZP President K T Shailaja Bhat on Tuesday formally received the award from Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi. The award was instituted by the Department of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development of the Union Government.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shetter, Union Cabinet Minister for Tribal Affairs & Panchayati Raj V Kishore Chandra Deo were also present at the award function.
Reacting to the media Ms Bhat said that she was happy to join the club of 13 ZPs that received this prestigious national level award so far. She is the sixth women ZP president to receive this award.
ZP chief executive office Dr K N Vijayaprakash said that the evaluation was done on six parameters and in every aspect the ZP's performance had been found highly creditable.
The parameters were conduct of meetings, regularity of meetings, standards maintained in audit accounts and administration of the ZP, district development planning and participation of members in the planning process, implementation of schemes, attainment of physical and financial targets and transparency in administration, he said.
Ms Bhat said that one of the sub-parameters was the programmes carried out by the ZP in empowering women.
Earlier this year, the ZP won a prize for achieving 100% Nirmala Grama Yojana (rural total sanitary programme).
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