Lok Sabha Question No. 3058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Capacity Building
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## CAPACITY BUILDING

## †3058. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  regarding  training  and  capacity building of elected members of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the States;

(b) the details of funds spent for this purpose during the last three years and the current year; and

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to assess the effectiveness  of training programmes launched in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, under the scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)  and  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Panchayat  Sashaktikaran  Abhiyan (RGPSA), provides assistance to the States/ UTs for capacity building of Panchayats to enable them to  perform  their  mandated  functions  of  planning  and  implementation  of  development programmes  in  an  effective  and  efficient  manner.  The  training  area  covers  Panchayat governance,  preparation  of  participatory  plans  i.e.  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plan (GPDP),  Panchayat  finance,  different  schemes  of  Government  and  the  role  of  Panchayats therein.  Use  of  SATCOM for distance training  is  supported under RGSA to ensure  greater outreach  amongst  the large  number  of  Panchayat  Elected  Representatives  (ERs)  and functionaries.

States/ UTs have been advised to include modules on subjects of national importance such as water conservation, health, sanitation, less-cash transactions etc in their trainings for ERs and Functionaries of Panchayats, Exposure visits of ERs and Panchayat functionaries to Panchayats with best practices are promoted to enhance motivation and learning. Trainings are conducted for Panchayat Enterprise Suite (PES) applications developed by the Ministry to cater to various aspects of Panchayats' functioning, including planning, budgeting, implementation,  accounting,  monitoring,  social  audit  and  delivery  of  citizen  services.  The Government has consistently impressed upon the States/  UTs to  adopt  new and innovative best practices and also leverage technology for maximum outreach for Capacity Building of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).

(b) The details  of  fund  provided  to  the  States/UTs  for  capacity  building  during  the  last three years and the current year are as follows:

## (Fund Rs. in Cr.)

| Year                                                  |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (till 31/07/2017) |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Funds provided to the States/UT for Capacity Building |    481.45 |    168.47 |    585.87 |                      253.37 |

(c)  The training programmes are conducted by States/ State Training Institutions viz. State Institute  of  Rural  Development  (SIRDs)  etc.  for  the  stakeholders  of  Panchayats  under  the RGPSA/RGSA are reviewed in the strategic  consultations/workshops,  meetings  of  Central Executive  Committee  (CEC)  of  RGSA  while  considering  the  CB&T  plan  of  respective States, field visits by senior Officers etc.  Ministry on its part provides necessary support to States/ State training Institutions for improvement of quality of training for the stakeholders of  Panchayats, such as development and sharing of suitable training modules, handholding support and trainings of master trainers for various aspects of Panchayati Raj.   In addition, the  ministry  also  provides  funding  support  to  states/UTs  for  impact  assessment/  training needs  assessment  included  in  the  proposal  on  Capacity  Building  of  States  under  RGSA. Further, the government constituted a committee under chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog inter  alia to  assess  the  capacity  building  support  provided  by  the  ministry  to  the Panchayats. The committee held detailed consultations with experts in the field, secretaries / principal secretaries of PR departments of selected states, Panchayat Elected Representatives, National  Institute  of  Rural  Development  and  Panchayati  Raj,  as  well  as  capacity  building Institutes of states, and has submitted the report containing its recommendations.

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