Ministry of Panchayati Raj holds Regional Workshop ‘Seva Se Samriddhi’ in Guwahati

Ministry of Panchayati Raj holds Regional Workshop ‘Seva Se Samriddhi’ in Guwahati; Top Gram Panchayats and Champion Common Services Centres Felicitated

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) organised a Regional Workshop titled Seva Se Samriddhi: Panchayat-led Service Delivery at Guwahati today. The workshop was organised in collaboration with the Common Services Centre Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC-SPV) and the Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of Assam. It is part of a sustained series of initiatives by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj aimed at improving service delivery and strengthening Ease of Living in Grameen Bharat through empowered, accountable, and responsive Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local Bodies. The workshop brings together Panchayat functionaries and elected representatives, Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) along with State Government officials from seven States: Assam (host State), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Telangana.

The workshop was chaired by Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel, Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj. Addressing the gathering Prof. Baghel emphasised that the path to national prosperity flows through villages, farmers, and rural livelihoods, and that the true empowerment of individuals is the bedrock of empowered villages, empowered States, and ultimately a developed and self-reliant nation.

The Minister highlighted that CSCs across the country, have generated large-scale rural employment while providing crores of citizens seamless access to essential services including pensions, certificates, insurance schemes, and welfare programmes. He underscored the importance of improving data accuracy in Aadhaar, bank, and land records, noting that even minor discrepancies often prevent eligible beneficiaries from accessing transformative schemes such as PM-Kisan.