Srinagar/New Delhi, Jun 22 (KNO): The Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Monday said it will organise a Regional Workshop on Panchayat-led Service Delivery in Srinagar tomorrow, bringing together representatives from seven States to advance digital, citizen-focused rural governance under the ongoing ‘Seva Se Samriddhi’ initiative.
As per details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is organising a Regional Workshop titled “Seva Se Samriddhi: Panchayat-led Service Delivery” in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on 23 June.
The workshop will be inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Javid Ahmad Dar; Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Vivek Bharadwaj; Joint Secretary, MoPR, Palka Sahni and Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Jammu and Kashmir, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, will also be present on the occasion.
The workshop is being held in collaboration with the Common Services Centre Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC-SPV), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
It forms part of a sustained series of initiatives undertaken by the Ministry to facilitate improved service delivery and strengthen Ease of Living in Grameen Bharat through empowered, accountable, and responsive Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies.
The workshop will bring together Panchayat functionaries, elected representatives, and Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs), along with State Government officials from seven States—Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Representatives from civil society organisations, academic and research institutions and organisations working in rural technology and digital public infrastructure will also participate, contributing diverse perspectives on last-mile governance and service delivery.
As part of the workshop, high-performing Gram Panchayats and outstanding Common Service Centres (CSCs) from the participating States will be recognised and felicitated. Deliberations will focus on strengthening Panchayat-led service delivery through digital transformation, citizen participation, innovation and improved accessibility of public services at the grassroots.
Panel discussions, technical sessions and state-level experience-sharing sessions will provide a structured platform for inter-State knowledge exchange and dissemination of scalable governance models—(KNO)