National Panchayat Awards 2025 Winners Announced

The Central Government has announced the winners of the National Panchayat Awards 2025, with 42 panchayats across the country selected for these honors.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj stated that the awards ceremony will be held in New Delhi on the 3rd of next month.

According to the Ministry, Karnataka received the most awards, with six panchayats selected; followed by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, which received five awards each.

Winners of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Panchayat Sustainable Development Awards 2025

Poverty-Free and Improved Livelihoods Panchayat - Mudradi (Hebri, Udupi), Karnataka.

Healthy Panchayat - Kanchanbari (Kumarghat, Unakoti), Tripura.

Child-Friendly Panchayat - Itgaon (PU) (Bhandara, Bhandara), Maharashtra.

Water-Sufficiency Panchayat - Kharivali (Khalapur, Raigad), Maharashtra.

Clean and Green Panchayat - Kawartha North, Mizoram. Self-Sustaining Infrastructure in Panchayats - Melukavu (Erattupetta, Kottayam), Kerala

Socially Just and Socially Secure Panchayat - Shansha (Lahaul, Lahaul and Spiti), Himachal Pradesh

Good Governance Panchayat - Shringavaram (Nathavaram, Visakhapatnam), Andhra Pradesh

Women-Friendly Panchayat - Bokkasam Palem (Srikalahasti, Tirupati), Andhra Pradesh

Winners of the Nanaji Deshmukh Best Panchayat Sustainable Development Award 2025

Best District Panchayat - Sipahijala, Tripura, Ganjam, Odisha, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Best Block Panchayat - Haripad (Alappuzha), Kerala, Kuppam (Chittoor), Andhra Pradesh

Best Gram Panchayat - New Napaam (Gabhoru, Sonitpur), Assam, Telkup (Rohtas, Rohtas), Bihar

National Panchayat Awards 2025

Instituted in 2011 by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, India The National Panchayat Awards recognize best-performing local self-government units to promote competitive, transparent, and sustainable development.

Categories of the National Panchayat Awards

These awards are being given under two categories: the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Panchayat Sustainable Development Award and the Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Sustainable Development Award.

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Awards recognize outstanding Gram Panchayats that have demonstrated outstanding performance in areas related to the Sustainable Development Goals, such as poverty-free livelihoods, health, water sufficiency, sanitation, women-friendly governance, and social justice.

Under the Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Sustainable Development Award, awards will be given to the best-performing Panchayats at the district, block, and village levels. Eight Panchayats have been selected under this category: three District Panchayats, two Block Panchayats, and three Gram Panchayats.

New Categories of National Panchayat Awards

In April 2025, on the occasion of 'National Panchayati Raj Day 2025', Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presented the 'National Panchayat Awards 2025' to Panchayats/Institutions under certain special categories, including:

(i) Climate Action Special Panchayat Award (CASPA), (ii) Self-Reliant Panchayat Special Award (ANPSA), and (iii) Panchayat Capacity Building Best Institution Award (PKNSSP).

Further, the Ministry informed that the winning Panchayats will receive financial incentives ranging from ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore, depending on the category and level. These awards are being given under the 'Promotion to Panchayats' scheme of the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.