Lok Sabha Question No. 2443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Enhancement of the Effectiveness of PRS
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16/03/2017

## ENHANCEMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRS

## 2443. SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  or  proposes  to  conduct  workshops  for enhancing the effectiveness of the Panchayati Raj System (PRS) across the country ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any parameters have been fixed to check the effectiveness and impact of the workshops; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b) Government  has  been  conducting  various  consultations  and  workshops  for developing  strategies  and  solutions  relevant  to  improving  the  quality  and  effectiveness  of Panchayati Raj Institutions. The details of such strategic workshops/ consultations are given in Annexure.

(c) & (d) The broad parameters for checking the effectiveness and impact of the workshops are decided with respect to the achievement of the objectives. The appropriate plan of action, for  evolving  need  based  Capacity  Building  &  Training  (CB&T)  strategy  of  States,  are discussed  in  each  of  respective  workshops.  In  these  workshops,  States  are  provided  with context  specific  formats  for  compilation  of  information,  which  are  collated  for  deciding future support strategy in the particular area. The report including respective State roadmaps and follow up thereto, are shared with the States for ensuring effectiveness and impact of the workshops.

## Details of strategic workshops/ consultations

- a) The Ministry has facilitated State level workshops for developing strategies for the effective  implementation  of  the  FFC  award.  The  states  thus  supported  include  Assam, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana and Jharkhand.
- b) Five (5) days Workshop, organized from 1 st to 5 th of September 2016, for orientation of  State  Resource  team  of  Chhattisgarh,  on  participatory  planning  for  Gram  Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and integration with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). State level trainers for the States of UP, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh also  participated,  along  with  the  teams  of  National  Institute  of  Rural  Development  & Panchayati Raj (NIRD & PR) and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- c) Finalisation  of  the  Capacity  Building  framework  for  participatory  planning  under (GPDP)  and  the  Training  of  Trainers  (ToT)  module,  for  the  State  resource  teams  held  at NIRD & PR, Hyderabad.
- d) ToT conducted for State Resource team of Gujarat for the purpose of GPDP.
- e) A National  Consultation  on  SDGs  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Hon'ble  Minister  of Panchayati  Raj  held  on  3 rd October,  2016  to  understand  SDG  related  targets  of  Central Schemes, and the role PRIs can play in the attainment of such identified targets.
- f) A  three  days  National  Writeshop  on  'Panchayat  Roadmap  towards  attainment  of SDGs'  organized  from  16 th to  18 th December,  2016  at  KILA,  Thrissur.  The  objective  of writeshop was to enable States to come up with a clear road map and operational framework for collaboration and convergence in respect of SDGs. Senior faculties of SIRDs/ Officers of PR&RD of 21 States  and  4  concerned  Central  line  Ministries  participated  in  this  national writeshop.
- g) Gramodaya-  Hamara  Sankalp  -  An  innovative  training  programme  (GramodayaHamara  Sankalp)  for  Sarpanches  and  Panchayat  Secretaries  was  organized  from  30th November to 2nd December 2016 at Siri Fort Auditorium, Delhi, wherein Technical experts and faculties of reputed academic institutions and officers from various Ministries participated, and held deliberations on Leadership and Motivation, Empowerment of Women, Sanitation, Social audit and financial management, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Role of Information  Technology  in  empowering  the  Panchayats.  Sarpanches  of  selected  Gram Panchayats also shared good practices for peer to peer learning.

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## Annexure