Jamshedpur: Health, education, cleanliness - these are the parameters on which villages should transform themselves, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said in his address to the 3,000 representatives from Panchayats across the country.
"Mahatma Gandhi said India lives in the villages. Yet, why are facilities in villages not up to the mark, at par with cities?" PM Modi said at the event, held at Jamshedpur's JRD Tata Sports Complex. "Those serving in villages should think, 'I have the opportunity to do something transformative during my tenure and serve my village'.
The Prime Minister's message was streamed live to all the gram sabhas across the country.
On April 14, the centre, along with state governments and panchayats, had launched "Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan" on the 125th birth anniversary Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's. It will culminate with the Panchayati Raj Day celebration. But some states, like Madhya Pradesh, have extended the campaign to 45 days.
Gram Sabhas were also organised to hold discussions -- around 300 central government officers were expected to visit various districts to attend these programmes of under 'Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan'.
"Mahatma Gandhi said India lives in the villages. Yet, why are facilities in villages not up to the mark, at par with cities?" PM Modi said at the event, held at Jamshedpur's JRD Tata Sports Complex. "Those serving in villages should think, 'I have the opportunity to do something transformative during my tenure and serve my village'.
The Prime Minister's message was streamed live to all the gram sabhas across the country.
India lives in its villages, PM Modi said.
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On April 14, the centre, along with state governments and panchayats, had launched "Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan" on the 125th birth anniversary Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's. It will culminate with the Panchayati Raj Day celebration. But some states, like Madhya Pradesh, have extended the campaign to 45 days.
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Gram Sabhas were also organised to hold discussions -- around 300 central government officers were expected to visit various districts to attend these programmes of under 'Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan'.
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