National e-Governance award for Keonjhar’s Suakati panchayat

BHUBANESWAR: Suakati panchayat in Keonjhar’s Banspal block will receive the National Award for e-Governance 2025 in special jury category for using technology to improve accessibility, transparency and efficiency to deliver essential public services despite infrastructural and connectivity challenges.

Suakati’s sarpanch Kautuk Nayak will receive the award at the 28th National e-Governance Conference at Visakhapatnam, which will be held on September 22 and 23. Three more panchayats, each from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tripura have also been chosen for the award.