Ministry of Panchayat Raj. Govt. of India, in collaboration with the Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj Department, Ladakh, organized a one-day virtual workshop on the Panchayat Development Index (PDI) for the sectoral heads of line departments, BDOs, Panchayat Inspectors and Panchayat Secretaries at Conference Hall, Baroo, Kargil on 26 February.

The workshop was aimed to enhance the capacity building and training of frontline workers of line departments, field functionaries and other related stakeholders.

Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse attended the training program as chief guest. ACR Kargil, Muhammad Sharief; ACD Kargil, Ghulam Muhammad; CAO Kargil, Kacho Mohd Ali Khan; DPO Kargil, Padma Angmo; District Animal Husbandry Officer, Kargil; Executive Engineer PHE;  Executive Engineer PDD officers; and officials of RDD and line departments were also present during the workshop.

The resource persons provided insights into the preparation of the Panchayat Development Plan for 2024-25 and elucidated other key concepts of the PDI via a PowerPoint presentation. Additionally, they offered an overview of the PDI Portal through a demonstration. They briefed about the role of BDOs, Panchayat Inspectors, Panchayat Secretaries and line departments.

During the virtual program, a practical training session on PDI portal navigation was held. A question-answer session was also held to clear doubts of participants/stakeholders.

On the occasion, ACD Kargil, Ghulam Muhammad said that the technical sessions play important role for future planning of Panchayats to achieve sustainable goals. He suggested line departments to work in coordination and to prepare plan in convergence mode.

On the occasion, DPO Kargil, Padma Angmo briefed about different aspects of the workshop. She apprised the officers about the nine themes related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that must be achieved by 2030 through Panchayats.

The workshop focused on the localization of SDGs in Gram Panchayats, through the adoption of specific thematic approaches. The primary aim of the workshop was to showcase optimal strategies, approaches, coordinated efforts, and creative models related to capacity enhancement and training.