{"id":67865,"date":"2026-07-05T12:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=67865"},"modified":"2026-07-05T12:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:04:10","slug":"punjab-ias-officer-vipul-ujjwals-panchayat-advancement-index-wins-national-e-governance-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-ias-officer-vipul-ujjwals-panchayat-advancement-index-wins-national-e-governance-gold-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab IAS officer Vipul Ujjwal&#8217;s Panchayat Advancement Index wins National e-Governance Gold Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Punjab cadre IAS officer Vipul Ujjwal has earned national recognition after the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) won the Gold Award at the National e-Governance Awards 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The award was presented during the 29th National e-Governance Conference held in Jaipur, recognising the Panchayat Advancement Index as one of India&#8217;s most impactful digital governance initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The Panchayat Advancement Index is India&#8217;s largest rural governance data platform and is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.<\/p>\n<p>The platform has been developed to strengthen data-driven governance, improve monitoring of rural development and support evidence-based decision-making at the panchayat level.<\/p>\n<p>The national recognition is being seen as a significant achievement for IAS officer Vipul Ujjwal, whose efforts played a key role in the development and implementation of the initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Punjab cadre IAS officer Vipul Ujjwal has earned national recognition after the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) won the Gold Award at the National e-Governance Awards 2026. 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