KULIGOD VILLAGE

Oct. 18, 2018

According to a Rural Development Ministry survey, Kuligod in Karnataka’s Belagavi district is the country’s best developed village, but more than a third of the gram panchayats ranked in the top 10 are in Andhra Pradesh.

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The Rural Development Ministry has done a gap analysis of more than 3.5 lakh villages, in more than 1.6 lakh panchayats under the Mission Antyodaya convergence scheme.
A total of 97 Gram Panchayats appear in the top 10 ranks in the list released by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Best Gram Panchayat in the country: Kuligod (in Belagavi district of Karnataka) is the most developed village in the country under the Antyodaya scheme of the Centre. It is located on the banks of the perennial Ghataprabha river.
The highest number of villages in the top 10 ranks is in Andhra Pradesh while Tamil Nadu stands second.
Indicators: The ranking is based on 6 indicators which are infrastructure, health, women empowerment, economic development, basic village parameters and financial inclusion.