Palghar: Kurgaon has been declared as the most beautiful village in Maharashtra's Palghar district, earning a total cash prize of Rs 50 lakh, officials said on Sunday.

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Eight villages in the district have been selected for the 'Beautiful Village Award' under the R R (Aaba) Patil Beautiful Village Award Scheme implemented by the state rural development department for the 2023-24 financial year, they said.

Among them, Kurgaon gram panchayat has been declared the most beautiful and honoured with Rs 40 lakh as the district-level winner and an additional Rs 10 lakh as the taluka-level winner, taking the total to Rs 50 lakh, a release from the Palghar Zilla Parishad said.

The awards were presented on Saturday during the closing ceremony of the 'Employment Fair and Service Fortnight,

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