Conduct of Grama Sabhas in 13,326 villages on August 23 recognised as a world record
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World Records Union recognizes PR&RD's Grama Sabhas in 13,326 villages as largest village governance initiative on a single day.
The World Records Union (WRU) recognised the conduct of Grama Sabhas by the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (PR&RD) Department in 13,326 villages on a single day — on August 23 — as a world-record feat.
WRU manager Christopher Taylor Croft presented the certificate and a medal to Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for PR&RD K. Pawan Kalyan at his residence in Hyderabad on Monday.
Mr. Croft observed that conducting assemblies on such a scale with public participation on a single day has been recognized by WRU as the largest village governance initiative.
PR&RD Principal Secretary Shashibhushan Kumar and Director of PR&RD M.V.R.K. Teja were present.
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