Himachal’s panchayati raj dept wins first prize for effective use of e-applications

Thakur said that all 3,226 panchayats in the state have been provided with internet facility, with the help of which people can access various services online. He said that various services such as family register, registration of birth, death and marriages are registered online at panchayats.

“The Union ministry of panchayati raj has been making efforts to bring in transparency, efficiency and accountability in the functioning of gram panchayats through the use of information and communication technology. The e-panchayat puraskar is conferred to those states which have ensured maximum use of information technology for monitoring the works of the panchayats,” said the CM.