National Panchayati Raj Day to be celebrated Pan India on 24th April 2026

• National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) is observed every 24th April to commemorate the enactment of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 that granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
• Nodal ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR); 2026 marks 33 years of the 73rd CAA milestone.
• UPSC relevance — intersects Polity (73rd CAA, Part IX, 11th Schedule), Governance (devolution, local self-government), and Social Justice (women/SC/ST reservations in PRIs).