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With the country under lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is interacting with various gram panchayats through a video conference at 11 am on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.
It was on April 24, 1993, that the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, came into force leading to the institutionalisation of Panchayati Raj through the Constitution.
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eGramSwaraj will make it easy to monitor activities of Panchayats; easy User Interfact will place all information at fingertips of villages and Panchayat functionaries: Press information Bureau (PIB) said in a tweet.
PM Modi's interaction with Sarpanchs has ended.
PM Modi: Social distancing, washing handsare some of the only ways to prevent coronavirus from spreading. It's important to be careful now since diseases can spread faster during summer and monsoon.
PM Modi: Even a single person's carelessness can put an entire village at risk.
PM Modi: Villagers must be fed up, and wondering why I'm making them stay at home.
PM Modi: It is very important for farmers to be healthy. They are Anna Datta and provide sustenance to everyone.
PM Modi: Social distancing, orDo gaj doori,will protect us.
PM Modi: Our panchyats have to become strong. A strong panchayat will ensure a stronger democracy.
PM Modi: In these couple of months, the people of the country have managed to fight a disruption even with limited means. Rural India has actually shown the rest of the country how to retain enthusiasm amid a crisis situation
PM Modi:If we stay in a protective environment then it is difficult to understand our capabilities. Coronavirus has shown that even people from rural areas, who may not be educated at well-known universities, have done a great job in combating the situation.
PM Modi: This app will even help in settling of land and property disputes. Panchayats and villagers can also avail loans from banks through the app. Currently, we will start with six states including UP, MP, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra and then gradually rolled out to other states as well.
