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• Palli village in Jammu’s Samba district has become the country’s first panchayat to become carbon neutral, fully powered by solar energy and with all its records digitized and saturation of benefits of all the Central schemes.

News in detail

• Inaugurating the 500 KW solar plant, Palli was a major step towards the Glasgow goal of making India carbon-neutral.
• The PM described Palli as a model panchayat, which is bound to motivate other panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir and the country to become carbon-neutral.
• Underlining the role of Panchayats and Gram Panchayats in the country, the PM highlighted that panchayats had to play a central role in decision-making of a village and will become mediums for the country to reach new heights.
• The government is pushing for major technology-related measures, e-swaraj and mode of payments to make Panchayats more powerful.

Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/carbon-neutral-palli-village-is-our-living-example-toglasgow-goals-says-pm-modi/article65350800.ece