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President, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam today made five suggestions for success of total sanitation campaign. These five suggestions are: to start a mission to provide sanitary facilities to all households in all dwelling units by 2010; the mission is to be implemented by village panchayats with association of societal organizations; to organise training and workshop in connection with sanitation facility with public private partnership; the sanitation campaign will make a village community dynamic and also provide employment opportunities for villagers and children right from the age of three should be educated to become a part of sanitation campaign. President made these suggestions while addressing awardees and participants of Nirmal Gram Puraskar ceremony in New Delhi today. He was addressing a gathering while giving away awards to forty Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) – 38 at the level of Gram Panchayat and 2 at the Block level. The President exhorted the awardees to take this mission of sanitary latrines to every house in another gram panchayats beside their own.
The Minister for Rural Development Dr. Raghvansh Prasad Singh emphasized that the rural areas need development. He said that there is a need to remove unemployment and build up infrastructure facilities in rural areas. He said that rural areas need information, education and communication and then follow up by implementation.
The Minister announced that every year in February Nirmal Gram Puraskar will be given to Panchayati Raj Institutions. The Minister also presented to the President a copy of strategy of sanitation campaign prepared by National Drinking Water Commission.
Shri A. Narendra, Minister of State for Rural Development, Smt. Suryakanta Patil, Minister of State for Rural Development and other senior officers of Ministry of Rural Development were also present in the function.
This was the first time that Nirmal Gram Puraskar is being awarded to successful PRIs in total sanitation campaign. The list of awardees are as follows:-
The Pioneers
(List of Award Winners of the first Nirmal Gram Puraskar)
SL. NO
STATE
GPs & BLOCK
PRI
DISTRICT
AWARD AMOUNT
1
West Bengal
GP
Chamrail
Howrah
2
2.
West Bengal
GP
Salepur-II
Hoogly
4
3
West Bengal
GP
Jaypur
Howrah
4
4.
West Bengal
GP
Purba Kilkapur
24 Parganas North
4
5
West Bengal
GP
Harinkhola II
Hoogly
4
6
West Bengal
GP
Narugram
Burdwan
4
7
West Bengal
GP
Sauri Katbar
Midnapur(W)
4
8
West Bengal
GP
Sabra
Midnapur(W)
4
9
West Bengal
GP
Norma
Midnapur(W)
4
10
West Bengal
GP
Panchberia
Midnapur(W)
4
11
Tripura
GP
Purba Miraza
South Tripura
2
12
Maharastra
GP
Yapawadi
Sangli
2
13
Maharastra
GP
Radewadi
Sangli
2
14
Maharastra
GP
Vajegaon
Sangli
2
15
Maharastra
GP
Dholewadi
Sangli
2
16
Maharastra
GP
Nayakalwadi
Sangli
2
17
Maharastra
GP
Malwadi
Sangli
2
18
Maharastra
GP
Sambarwadi
Sangli
2
19
Maharastra
GP
Taloshi
Satara
2
20
Maharastra
GP
Okhawadi
Satara
2
21.
Maharastra
GP
Dhamner
Satra
2
22.
Maharastra
GP
Gureghar
Satara
2
23.
Maharastra
GP
Pangari
Satara
2
24.
Maharastra
GP
Walangwadi
Satara
2
25.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Kankkampalayam
Coimbator
4
26.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Pottaiyandi Puram
Coimbator
2
27.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Seelkkampatti
Coimbator
2
28.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Kathirampatti
Erode
2
29.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Pitchivilai
Thothukkudi
2
30.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Chinnanoor
Salem
2
31.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Muthugoundenipalayam
Erode
4
32.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Arumboor
Ramanathapuram
2
33.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Pandikanmai
Ramanathapuram
2
34.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Thamaraikulum
Ramanathapuram
2
35.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Nalukottai
Sivagangai
2
36.
Tamil Nadu
GP
Kattuputhur
Vellore
2
37
Kerala
GP
Pillikot
Kasargod
4
38.
Gujrat
GP
Rajsamadhiyala
Rajkot
2
39.
Tamil Nadu
Block
Melpuram
Kanya Kumari
20
40.
West Bengal
Block
Nandigram II*
East Medinipur District
10
Total
130
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