"The coalition government under Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is committed to strengthening panchayat raj system in the state in order to bring about socio-economic changes at the grassroots level," NC state vice-president Rattan Lal Gupta said in a statement here.
Panchayat members are fully empowered to identify under-developed areas and monitor the working of various government departments and centre-sponsored welfare schemes in their respective areas, he said.
"(The above) panchayats have done a marvellous job by fully utilising their powers and services to boost socio-economic condition of the people," he added.