National workshop on Panchayat Development plans to be held in Delhi on May 4–5

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) will organise a two-day National Workshop on the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs) on May 4 and 5 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre.

The workshop will be inaugurated in the presence of Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Ashok K K Meena, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, who will deliver keynote addresses.

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“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,” the Ministry said on Sunday.

Discussions during the workshop will revolve around themes such as the evolving role of thematic Panchayat Development Plans and the framework of the Sixteenth Finance Commission grants.

Bringing together senior officials of the Government of India, representatives from states and Union Territories, and key Panchayati Raj stakeholders, the workshop will feature technical sessions and hands-on group exercises.

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.

The two-day workshop aims to strengthen data-driven and participatory planning at the grassroots level, ensuring that Panchayat Development Plans for 2026–27 are aligned with the Sixteenth Finance Commission’s conditionalities and deliver measurable outcomes for rural communities. The initiative contributes to the broader vision of ‘Viksit Panchayat’ as the foundational unit of a ‘Viksit Bharat’.