Weekly chaupals transform rural UP

The Uttar Pradesh government’s initiative to conduct Gram Chaupals every Friday has become a significant model of rural engagement and problem-solving, with over 5.7 lakh cases resolved so far.

- UP State Bureau

The meetings, organized in two village panchayats of each development block, have evolved into a consistent platform where citizens can directly interact with officials to address local and personal issues. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, while virtually addressing a Chaupal held in Usarna village under the Bakshi Ka Talab block in Lucknow from Motihari, Bihar, emphasized that these gatherings have emerged as “growth engines of rural develop