Srinagar, Jan 27: Rural Development Department is organizing capacity building training programmes for panches and sarpanches of Kashmir to enable them to understand the Panchyati Raj Act.
 The first phase of the programme was inaugurated by Minister for Rural Development and Panchyati Raj in Budgam today. Director Rural Development, Mir Jehangir and Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Muhammad Rafi also spoke on the occasion.
 In the first batch 40 panches and sarpanches would be imparted 4-day training in Budgam. The programme would be simultaneously held in all the districts of Kashmir and would complete in three months.
 Mir Jehangir said, “More than 15000 panches and 2158 sarpanches would be imparted capacity building training during the programme. The training will be imparted to them by Trainer of Trainees who have been trained in seven State Institute for Rural Developments (SIRDs) of the country.”

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