Gandhinagar, July 3 -- A state-level felicitation ceremony will be held at Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat's Gandhinagar on July 4, 2025, at 3 PM. 4,876 newly elected Sarpanchs and 600 members from Mahila Samaras Gram Panchayats (panchayats where all members, including the Sarpanch, are women) will attend this event, according to a release from the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

As per the release, a total of 56 Mahila Samaras Gram Panchayats were declared in the recently concluded Gram Panchayat elections. During the ceremony, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will virtually allocate grants worth over Rs.35 crore to 761 Samaras Gram Panchayats.

The CM will also give certificates to the Sarpanchs of Gram Panchayats that ranked first in n...