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The central government has declared Digambarpur gram panchayat of West Bengal in South 24 Parganas district as the best panchayat in the country. State Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee. There are 2.5 lakhs gram panchayats in the country, the central government had selected 1000 and "Digambarpur under Pathar Pratima block has came out the best among those 1000 gram panchayats. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeereminded that state was topped in job creation under the NREGA project. West Bengal has not only topped in rural employment generation, but also been able to reduce the unemployment rate by 40 percent.