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Remembering Nehru and the first generation panchayats of Nagaur

Pandit Nehru laid the foundation of Panchayati Raj in Nagaur, Rajasthan. Also some of the outstanding legislations which involved empowerment of rural people, for instance, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and the Right to Information (RTI), have had their beginning in the state.