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Posted 30 Oct 2024

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The decisions were taken by Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).

Challenges faced by Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) 

  • Skilling and Training gaps: lack of adequate skills hinders competency in rural governance and undermines capacity-building efforts
  • Lack of support staff: such as secretaries, junior engineers, computer operators, and data entry operators.
  • Lack of digital Infrastructure especially in rural areas: leads to Urban Rural digital divide
  • Other challenges: service delivery issues, lack of literacy etc.

Initiatives taken by CEC to address these challenges

  • Adoption of a Standardized Honorarium System under RGSA: to ensure fair compensation and bring consistency in training.
  • Funding for long-term domestic training programs: to train panchayat officials in spatial planning, disaster management etc.
    • Elected Representatives of Panchayats to be trained in Smart Classrooms
  • Augmenting Panchayat Infrastructure
    • construction of Gram Panchayat Bhawans with Common Service Centers to improve infrastructure and promote digital governance
    • Investment in Panchayat Infrastructure in the Vibrant Villages of the Border Areas of North East and Jammu and Kashmir.

Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).

  • Revamped RGSA aims to develop Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as vibrant center's of local self-governance with focus on localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 
  • Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
  • Tenure: 2022-23 to 2025-26
  • Coverage: All States and UTs and also includes institutions of rural local government in non-Part IX areas, where Panchayats do not exist.
  • Tags :
  • Vibrant Village Programme (VVP)
  • Common Service Centres
  • Gram Panchayat
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