MODEL VILLAGES AND RECOGNITION OF BEST-PERFORMING PANCHAYATS
MODEL VILLAGES AND RECOGNITION OF BEST-PERFORMING PANCHAYATS
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
Awardee Gram Panchayat/
Equivalent Body
Block Panchayat
District Panchayat
State/UT
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Poverty Free and Enhanced Livelihoods Panchayat
1
Galibeedu
Madikeri
Kodagu
Karnataka
1.00
2
Perumpadappa
Perumpadappu
Malappuram
Kerala
0.75
3
Betcherra
Kumarghat
Unakoti
Tripura
0.50
2
Healthy Panchayat
1
Bommasamudrum
Irala
Chittoor
Andhra Pradesh
1.00
2
Keluapalli
Rangeilunda
Ganjam
Odisha
0.75
3
Jajuar Middle
Katra
Muzaffarpur
Bihar
0.50
3
Child- Friendly Panchayat
1
Jengrai
Ujani Majuli
Majuli
Assam
1.00
2
Bhartaul
Bithiri Chainpur
Bareilly
Uttar Pradesh
0.75
3
Rajkang
Amarpur Bac
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
Tripura
0.50
4
Water- Sufficient Panchayat
1
Nayampudi
Nakkapalle
Visakhapatanam
Andhra Pradesh
1.00
2
Sikander
Bamson
Hamirpur
Himachal Pradesh
0.75
3
Debbari
Amarpur
Gomati
Tripura
0.50
5
Clean and Green Panchayat
1
Tagarampudi
Anakapalle
Visakhapatanam
Andhra Pradesh
1.00
2
Sumoor
Panamic
Leh Ladakh
Ladakh
0.75
3
Modale
Igatpuri
Nashik
Maharashtra
0.50
6
Self- Sufficient Infrastructure in Panchayat
1
Keeranatham
S.S.Kulam
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
1.00
2
Sahapur
Hinjilicut
Ganjam
Odisha
0.75
3
Parthu
Ekangarsarai
Nalanda
Bihar
0.50
7
Socially Secured Panchayat
1
Muppalla
Chandarlapadu
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh
1.00
2
Thanadhar
Narkanda
Shimla
Himachal Pradesh
0.75
3
Hardibhata
Nagari
Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh
0.50
8
Panchayat with Good Governance
1
Vavkulli Two
Ghoghamba
Panch Mahals
Gujarat
1.00
2
Khaltsi
Khaltsi
Leh Ladakh
Ladakh
0.75
3
Punhada
Makhdumpur
Jehanabad
Bihar
0.50
9
Women- Friendly Panchayat
1
South Manubankul
Rupaichari Bac
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
Tripura
1.00
2
Chillapalli
Manthani
Peddapalli
Telangana
0.75
3
Varaganoor
Kuruvikulam
Tenkasi
Tamil Nadu
0.50
(b)
Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (NDSPSVP)
Rank of GP
Awardee Gram Panchayat/
Equivalent Body
Block Panchayat
District Panchayat
State/UT
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Manyachiwadi
Patan
Satara
Maharashtra
1.50
2
Bebejia Demow Bangthai
Khagarijan
Nagaon
Assam
1.25
3
Thanadhar
Narkanda
Shimla
Himachal Pradesh
1.00
Rank of BP
Awardee Block Panchayat/Equivalent Bodies
District Panchayat
State
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Chatrapur
Ganjam
Odisha
2.00
2
Amarpur
Gomati
Tripura
1.75
3
Tirora
Gondia
Maharashtra
1.50
Rank of DP
Awardee District Panchayat
State
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Gomati
Tripura
5.00
2
Koraput
Odisha
3.00
3
Udupi
Karnataka
2.00
(c)
Special Category of Award
Rank
Awardee Gram Panchayat/
Equivalent Body
Block Panchayat
District Panchayat
State/UT
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Manyachiwadi
Patan
Satara
Maharashtra
1.00
2
Thakchara
Amarpur
Gomati
Tripura
0.75
3
Kasira
Koida
Sundargarh
Odisha
0.50
Rank
Awardee Gram Panchayat/
Equivalent Body
Block Panchayat
District Panchayat
State/UT
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Bela
Bhandara
Bhandara
Maharashtra
1.00
2
Kendrikela
Bonaigarh
Sundargarh
Odisha
0.75
3
Milak Amawti
Dilari
Moradabad
Uttar Pradesh
0.50
National Panchayat Awards- 2025
Special Category of Award
Rank
Awardee Gram Panchayat/ Equivalent Body
Block Panchayat
District Panchayat
State/UT
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Dawwa S
Sadak Arjuni
Gondia
Maharashtra
1.00
2
Biradahalli
Sakaleshpur
Hassan
Karnataka
0.75
3
Mothipur
Rosera
Samastipur
Bihar
0.50
Rank
Awardee Gram Panchayat/ Equivalent Body
Block Panchayat
District Panchayat
State/UT
Award amount
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Mall
Yacharam
Rangareddi
Telangana
1.00
2
Hatbadra
Kusumi
Mayurbhanj
Odisha
0.75
3
Gollapudi
Vijayawada Rural
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh
0.50
Annexure-II
Key Performance Indicators for Compilation of Panchayat Advancement Index
Sl. No.
Theme
Theme-wise key PAI 2.0 indicators in brief
1
Poverty Free and Enhanced Livelihoods Panchayat
Social protection coverage, housing, livelihoods, pensions, SHGs, basic banking & disaster preparedness
2
Healthy Panchayat
Maternal & child health, nutrition outcomes, immunisation, health staffing & services availability
3
Child Friendly Panchayat
Early childhood care, schooling infrastructure, nutrition status, safety, education transition
4
Water Sufficient Panchayat
Drinking water access, water quality, ODF+ status, water budgeting, NRM & rainwater harvesting
5
Clean and Green Panchayat
Sanitation, waste management, renewable energy, plastic ban, environmental cleanliness
6
Self-sufficient Infrastructure in Panchayat
Physical & digital infrastructure, roads, public buildings, CSCs, community facilities
7
Socially Just and Socially Secured Panchayat
Inclusion under social protection schemes, social security, pensions, disability support, crime prevention & welfare access
8
Panchayat with Good Governance
Planning through Gram Panchayat Development Plans, Own Sources of Revenue mobilisation, transparency, digital governance, Gram Sabha functioning
9
Women Friendly Panchayat
Women’s health, education, SHGs, safety, participation, gender equity indicators
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 11th March 2026.
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