In a boost for the state government's initiatives in rural areas, Telangana bagged 13 awards at the National Panchayat Awards 2023 under various categories.
Of the 13, that state won eight awards under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP) for 2021-2022.
Five awarded under Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (NDSPSVP) 2023.
The DDUPSVP is for individual theme-wise performance and NDSPSVP is for aggregate performance under all the themes.
The National Panchayat Awards honour the best-performing panchayats (local self-government bodies) across the country.
The awards were first instituted in 2011 and have since been held every year.
In previous years, there was a special quota for the Union Territories in the awards.
However, this year, there was no separate quota for the Union Territories.