At an event to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for an end to the practice of “husbands of women sarpanches” or “sarpanch pati” exercising undue influence on the work of their wives elected to power
He urged panchayat members to work with a five-year vision with concrete plans to bring about positive changes in their villages.
Mr. Modi urged panchayat members to instil pride about the village. He
said issues such as education of children and vaccination for them
should be paid special attention. Mr. Modi asked panchayat members to
motivate government officials to spend at least one hour a week with the
school-going children.