Panchayati Raj minister Lalan Singh urged all stakeholders to work towards self-reliant and developed panchayats. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced a shift in welfare payment identification from Aadhaar to Voter ID cards, emphasizing biometric authentication for beneficiary identification. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced that welfare payments will now be linked to Voter ID cards, replacing Aadhaar as the primary identification method.