Guwahati, July 8 -- Assam Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Tuesday inaugurated a training session for elected Gaon Panchayat (Village Panchayat) Presidents at the Golap Borbora State Institute of Rural Development in Guwahati.

On the first day of the program, 75 elected Presidents from Sonitpur district participated in the training. The session marked the beginning of a five-day training module aimed at strengthening grassroots governance through enhanced knowledge of administration and development schemes.

Speaking at the event, Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass said, "We have 2,192 Panchayat Presidents, 363 AP Presidents, 397 Zila Parishad members, and 21,598 general ward members. For the training of ward membe...