After successful election, 35,000 Kashmiri panchayat members to be trained

The central government has drawn up plans to train over 35,000 elected panchayat representatives from Jammu and Kashmir to enhance their capacity in carrying out local development works, after successful grassroots elections this year marked a great step forward for the state.
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