District Development Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today described the Sarpanchs as the ambassadors of democracy at grassroots level while inaugurating the training session organized by Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj for newly elected PRI members.A batch comprising 99 Sarpanchs from Bhalwal Brahmana, Nagrota, R.S Pura, Bishnah, Chowki Choura and Mandal Phallian blocks are participating in the 4-day training programme.The Sarpanchs will be provided training about Sustainable Development Goal, Good Governance and Leadership Skills, Panchayat Office Management, Provisions of J&K State Panchayati Raj Act & Rules to Strengthen the Panchayats.While addressing the participants, DDC highlighted the importance of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in transforming rural landscape by ensuring development at ground level and also strengthening the foundation of democratic decentralization and participatory democracy as per the spirit of our Constitution. He said that training is also being imparted regarding guidelines for all the centrally and state sponsored schemes so that the schemes are implemented in an effective way at the ground level.He enjoined upon the trainees to work in coordination and cooperation with all line departments for effective development of rural areas.Earlier, the DPO Jammu Sunaina Saini briefed the participants about various aspects of Panchayati Raj Act, modules of training schedule and latest amendments made in J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989. Besides, Master Resource persons apprised the Sarpanchs about various departmental and Government Schemes through Power-point presentation.