The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has conferred awards to 19 Panchayats in Telangana. The awards were bagged under four categories which are Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar, Child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award, Gram Panchayat Development Plan Award, Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar.