Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Kapil Moreshwar Patil inaugurated the three-day National workshop on Preparedness of Roadmap for Revamped National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi yesterday. There will be fifteen technical sessions during the workshop. In his address, Mr. Patil stressed that all-around development and transformation of villages is not possible without the support of States.<br />''<br />''He emphasized that there is a need to work collectively in the right earnest to continuously encourage and incentivize the Panchayats in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in rural areas within a definite time frame. The Minister said, there should be healthy competition among the Panchayats on the parameters of overall development. He expressed that Gram Panchayats should also extend help to each other so that every Gram Panchayat moves ahead together on the path of progress and prosperity.<br />''<br />''Mr. Patil hoped that the workshop would prove to be very successful and effective in preparing the roadmap and action plan to take forward the process of localization and realization of SDGs at the Panchayat level. He said it will also restructure National Panchayat Awards ensuring that no one is left behind.<br />