National Panchayati Raj Day – PM’s Address in Madhubani, Bihar (2025)

Event Highlights

  • PM inaugurated, laid foundation stones & dedicated projects worth ₹13,480 crore in Bihar.

  • Observed silence for victims of Pahalgam terror attack (22 April 2025).


Panchayati Raj & Governance

  • 2+ lakh Gram Panchayats connected to the internet in the last decade.

  • 5.5 lakh Common Service Centers in villages → easy access to certificates & services.

  • 30,000 Panchayat Bhawans constructed nationwide.

  • Panchayats received ₹2 lakh+ crore in last 10 years.

  • Digitization of land records to reduce disputes.

  • Bihar: 1st state with 50% women reservation in Panchayats.

  • 33% women reservation law passed for Lok Sabha & State Assemblies.


Women & Rural Economy

  • Jeevika Didi Programme in Bihar → ₹1,000 crore aid to SHGs.

  • Target: 3 crore “Lakhpati Didis” nationwide.

  • Rural economy boost via PM Awas Yojana, roads, gas, water, toilets.

  • 4+ crore pucca houses built nationwide (57 lakh in Bihar).

  • Upcoming: 3 crore more houses.


Infrastructure Development

  • 12 crore rural tap water connections, 2.5 crore electrified households in decade.

  • AIIMS in Darbhanga, medical college in Jhanjharpur.

  • 1.5 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (10,000 in Bihar).

  • 800+ Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Bihar → ₹2,000 crore savings on medicines.

  • Rail projects: Namo Bharat Rapid Rail (Patna–Jaynagar), Amrit Bharat Express (Saharsa–Mumbai).

  • Airport expansion: Darbhanga & Patna.


Agriculture & Local Products

  • ₹11,000 crore flood control plan for Mithila & Kosi region (dams, canals, irrigation).

  • Mithila Makhana – GI tag, Makhana Research Centre (national status), Makhana Board announced.

  • Push to fisheries under PM Matsya Sampada Yojana.


National Security

  • Strong stance against terrorism post-Pahalgam attack.

  • PM: “Willpower of 140 crore Indians will break the backbone of terror.”

  • Terrorists & handlers to face severe punishment.