2- Day National Workshop On Preparation Of Panchayat Development Plans (2026–27) To Be Held In New Delhi.

New Delhi, Delhi, 3rd of May 2026 : The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) will organise a two-day National Workshop on the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs) on 4th and 5th May 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The workshop will be inaugurated in the presence of Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Shri Ashok K.K. Meena, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, who will deliver keynote addresses.

The inaugural session will also mark the launch of the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) booklet for Preparation of Panchayat Development Plan (2026–27), the Quality Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) booklet and the revamped eGramSwaraj planning portal. While discussions will be held around themes like evolving role of thematic Panchayat Development Plans, the framework of the 16th Finance Commission grants etc.  Bringing together senior officials of Government of India, representatives of States and Union Territories and key Panchayati Raj stakeholders, the workshop will feature technical sessions and hands-on group exercises wherein State and UT teams will prepare model plans on the revamped portal across ten thematic areas – spanning livelihoods, health, child-friendly governance, water sufficiency, sanitation, infrastructure, social justice, good governance, women’s empowerment, PESA and Forest Rights Act compliance.

This two-day workshop is aimed at strengthening data-driven, participatory planning at the grassroots level, ensuring that Panchayat Development Plans for the year 2026–27 are aligned with Sixteenth Finance Commission conditionalities and deliver measurable outcomes for rural communities -contributing to the vision of Viksit Panchayat as the foundational unit of Viksit Bharat.

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