Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan gets extension till 2026
The Central Government has decided to extend the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) by four years with a total financial outlay of Rs 5,911 crore. The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi on Wednesday approved the extension of the campaign from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026.
Giving information about the decisions of the cabinet, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that Rs 5,911 crore will be spent in the campaign going on in all the states and union territories of the country. In this, the Center will bear Rs 3,700 crore and the state will bear Rs 2,211 crore.
60 percent increase in the budget of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
He said that the budget of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan has been increased by 60 percent. Capacity building is being enhanced using technology. Under this, 1.65 lakh more people will be trained.
2.78 lakh rural local bodies will get help
He said that the campaign would help 2.78 lakh rural local bodies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal. Along with this, social justice and economic development will be ensured. This will achieve the goals of transparency and service delivery.
Assistance received from Central Government in 3 years
Explain that for the strengthening of Panchayats under RGSA, during the last three years, the States and Union Territories have received financial assistance of Rs.1508.728 crore. And under the scheme of RGSA, computers and peripherals have also been sanctioned for 37,516 panchayats during the last three years.
Central government gave big incentive
At the same time, in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Modi, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh has approved the continuation of the National Gram Swaraj Abhiyan till 31 March 2026 to develop the governance related capabilities of the Panchayati Raj Institution. warmly welcomed.
5,911 crore fund will be released
In this regard, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh has said that the Central Government has given a big impetus to the National Gram Swaraj Abhiyan for the Panchayats of the country. A fund of Rs 5,911 crore will be released from the 15th Finance Commission, of which 37 hundred crore is central share and two thousand two hundred and 11 crore state share.
New technology will get a boost
The State Government will prepare an annual action plan for obtaining assistance from the Central Government as per the priority and requirement and the scheme will be implemented in a demand based format. New technology will be encouraged in capacity building and training of public representatives.
Work will be done on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In developing governance capacity to work towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through inclusive local governance with a focus on optimum utilization of available resources to over two lakh 78 thousand rural local bodies including traditional bodies across the country Will help.
60 lakh elected representatives will be direct beneficiaries of the scheme
60 lakh elected representatives, officials and other stakeholders of the local body will be the direct beneficiaries of this scheme. Virtual training, self-learning and self-certification will be implemented. Panchayats will get help in data management, e-enabling, convergence and monitoring through Common Service Center (CSC).
Accountability and e-governance of panchayats will be ensured through e-GramSwaraj portal
Accountability and e-governance of Panchayats will be ensured through e-GramSwaraj portal. An autonomous organization of Union Ministry of Rural Development and National Center of Excellence in Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in collaboration with NIRD, good Panchayats will be rewarded with special focus on North Eastern Region.
New components of international cooperation and research will be included
New components of international cooperation and research and promotion will be included. Villages that are poverty free and have increased livelihood resources, healthy villages, child friendly villages, villages with sufficient quantity of water, clean and green villages, self-sufficient infrastructure in the village, socially secure villages, villages with good governance and women in the village Priority will be given to development based on male equality.
Will help in better service delivery and transparency
Strengthening Panchayats will promote equity and inclusion along with social justice and economic development of the community. More use of e-governance by Panchayati Raj Institutions will help in achieving better service delivery and transparency. The scheme will strengthen Gram Sabhas to function as effective institutions with social inclusion of citizens, especially vulnerable groups.
Establishment of institutional framework for capacity building
This will lead to establishment of institutional framework for capacity building of Panchayati Raj Institutions at National, State and District level with adequate human resource and infrastructure. Panchayats will be progressively strengthened by incentives based on nationally important parameters to recognize the role of Panchayats in reaching the SDGs and inculcate a spirit of healthy competition.
Year 2018 National Gram Swaraj Abhiyan startedBased
The center sponsored scheme "National Gram Swaraj Campaign" (RGSA) was started in 2018. "Gram Swaraj campaign - With everyone, all the people who are deprived of poor families, to promote social harmony, to promote social harmony, to promote social harmony, Bringing it is to benefit.
Special initiative for 21,058 villages is "National Gram Swaraj Campaign"
During the village Swaraj campaign, special initiatives for 21058 villages were started. Under this campaign, the benefits of poor pro initiatives such as bright plans, mission rainbow, prime minister plans, Ujala, Prime Minister's Money Yojana, Prime Minister Life Jyoti Insurance Scheme and Prime Minister Security Insurance Scheme were reached.