Fazilka village gets national award in services delivery

THE VILLAGE OF 500 HAS A SPORTS STADIUM, A COMMUNITY CENTRE , PURIFIED WATER AND WELLMAINTAINED ROADS. THERE IS NO LIQUOR SHOP

PATTI PURAN SINGH (FAZILKA): : The Patti Puran Singh panchayat, with a population of 500, in the border district of Fazilka has bagged the ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar’ (DDUPSP) on the National Panchayat Day on Tuesday.

The award is given to panchayats in recognition of their work in improving delivery of services to the public like maintaining records and holding gram sabhas.

It is for the second year in a row that Fazilka district has won the award. Last year, Chak Janniser village had won.

The nomination forms for the award are uploaded online. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and rural development and panchayat minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, gave away the awards at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Bholu Wala village in Ferozepur district and Dalla in Moga are the two villages to have won the award this year.

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The village has a sports stadium, a community centre for the public, the facility of purified water and well-maintained roads. There is no liquor shop. Sarpanch Lakhbir Singh Dhillon said, “I am thrilled as our hard work paid off. There is a sports stadium in our village where block-level games are held. Purified water is provided to residents, through two RO system.”

Dhillon, who had a library constructed in the village, added, “We constructed a library in the memory of my late father, who was an avid reader.” “The award will encourage us to work with more enthusiasm,” said Manjit Kaur, a panchayat member. DC Isha Kalia also congratulated the entire village.