Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the two-day State Level Workshop on Panchayat Advancement Index 2.0 Itanagar today. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister highlighted the importance of PAI 2.0 as a scientific and data-driven framework introduced by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to assess development at the Gram Panchayat level. He emphasized that the Index serves as a critical tool for bottom-up planning, helping identify local needs and progress on key rural development indicators.

The workshop, aimed at strengthening evidence-based planning and decentralized governance, is being organized by the Department of Panchayati Raj and SIRD. The Panchayat Advancement Index is a multi-domain and multi-sectoral index that is intended to be used to assess the overall holistic development, performance and progress of panchayats. 

On the occasion, Mr. Khandu also handed over the “Panchayat Advancement Index 1.0 PURASKAR” Awards to districts, blocks and gram panchayats for their outstanding performance.