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Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Poverty Line
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## POVERTY LINE

## 2589.   SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government could provide details of the official 'poverty line' in use in India to estimate the below poverty population and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the reasons for not updating the poverty calculation measure for over a decade;
- (c) whether the Government has planned to update the official 'poverty line' and if so, details of the action plan thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  inadequacies  of  calculating  poverty  line based  solely  on  'calorie  intake',  if  so,  the  other  factors  which  the  Government  is considering to incorporate into the poverty line estimation thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): The estimation of poverty using poverty line had been done by the erstwhile Planning Commission based on the large sample surveys on household consumer expenditure carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). The last poverty estimates were released by  the  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  following  the  methodology  recommended  by Tendulkar  Committee  for  the  year  2011-12  through  a  press  note.  The  poverty  line  was defined on the basis of monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) as the criterion. For the year 2011-12, the poverty line at all India level has been estimated as Rs. 816 for rural areas and Rs.1000 for urban areas. The number of persons living below the poverty line in 2011-12 were estimated at 27 crore (21.9%).

(b) to (d):  Recognizing the multi-dimensional nature of poverty, Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011) was conducted in association with the States/UTs under technical and financial support from the Government of India. SECC-2011 provides data of households on  various  aspects  of  their  socio-economic  status  viz.,  housing,  landholding/  landlessness, educational status, status of women, the differently abled, occupation, possession of assets, scheduled caste/ scheduled tribe (SC/ST) households, income, etc.

In November 2021, NITI Aayog has released the "National Multidimensional Poverty Index:  Baseline  Report"  based  on  National  Family  Health  Survey  (NFHS-4)  of  2015-16, which captures multiple deprivations faced by households across the three macro dimensions of health including nutrition, education and living standards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: ODOP in FPIS
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2584

ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ODOP IN FPIS

## †2584. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  accorded  its  approval  to  'One  District  One  Product'  in  food processing sector and in each district of the country under Food Processing Industries (FPIs) upgradation scheme;
- (b) if  so,  whether Wardha and Amravati of Maharashtra have been selected for this scheme, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in selected districts of the State of Maharashtra under this scheme; and
- (d) the  products  selected  in  Nanded,  Hingoli  and  Yavatmal  districts  of  Maharashtra  under  this scheme, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)  &  (b).    Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  "PM Formalisation  of  Micro  food  processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme"  for  providing  financial, technical and business support for upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. The Scheme has adopted One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products. ODOP in 710 districts of 35 States/ UTs have been approved. West Bengal is not participating in the scheme.

The ODOP selected in Wardha and Amravati districts of the State of  Maharashtra are Spice based products (Turmeric) and Mandarin Orange respectively.

(c):  The  Ministry  has  so  far  released  Central  share  of  Rs.39.64  crore  to  State  of  Maharashtra  for implementation of the Scheme. Further, the following steps have been taken by the Ministry in the State of Maharashtra for implementation of the Scheme:

- (i) One District One Product (ODOP) for 36 districts have been approved.
- (ii) 2 Incubation Centers have been approved in the districts of Nagpur and Pune with an   outlay of Rs.  3.98 crore.
- (iii) Rs.14.90 crore released for seed capital support to 4167 Self Help Group (SHG) members.
- (iv) State  Level  Technical  Institute  has  been  approved  and  21  Master  Trainers,  22  District  Level Trainers (DLTs), 48 District Resource Persons (DRPs) and 34 beneficiaries have been trained on EDP and various food domains.

(d). The ODOP selected in Nanded, Hingoli and Yavatmal districts of Maharashtra under the scheme are Spice based products such as Turmeric, Chillies etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Schemes for Para Athletes
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Department of Sports)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2581 TO BE ANSWERD ON 14.12.2021

## SCHEMES FOR PARA ATHLETES

## 2581. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has initiated any schemes to help Para Athletes or Physically Disabled Sports Person financially;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reason therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Member  of  Parliament  (MP)  can  also  help  Para Sports person financially from their MP Quota; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) & (c): The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports supports the para athletes at par with able-bodied sportspersons. Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), the recognized National Sports Federation (NSF)  for  para  sports,  is  provided  financial  assistance  under  the Scheme  of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) towards conduct of coaching camps, competitive exposures, conduct  of  national  championships,  purchase  of  equipment  etc.

Para-sports has been placed in 'Priority' category so as to provide maximum  admissible  support  to  para  athletes.  Further,  elite  para athletes are being supported for their customized training under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.

Para athletes are also provided financial assistance at par with the able-bodied athletes under the scheme 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund'.

Under the Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons, medal winners  of  Paralympics  and  Para  Asian  Games  are  also  provided life-long  pension  on  monthly  basis,  after  retirement  from  active sports or attaining the age of 30 years, whichever is later.

(d) &  (e):  Guidelines  on  the  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) provide for assistance for welfare of differently-abled persons (which also includes para sportspersons), and such assistance is given only for the purchase of tricycles (manual /battery operated/motorized), motorized/battery operated  wheelchair  and  artificial  limbs  for  deserving  differentlyabled persons.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Crop Loss due to Wild Animals
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2576

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 th DECEMBER, 2021

## CROP LOSS DUE TO WILD ANIMALS

2576.  SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- a)  whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the losses caused to the crops of farmers by the wild animals in Himachal Pradesh during the last three years;
- b)  if so, the details thereof;
- c)  whether  any  other  preventive  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to safeguard crops from wild animals; and
- d)  whether  there  is  any  scheme  of  the  Government  to  capture  such  animals  in  large numbers and transfer them to protected forests?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b)    As per the reports of the Department of Agriculture and Department of Forest, State Government of Himachal Pradesh, nosuch assessment has been made.

(c) In  order  to  safeguard  crops  damage  from  wild  animals,  theMinistry  of  Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) provides the financial assistance to the States under Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats, 'Project Tiger' and 'Project  Elephant' for  management  of  Wildlife  habitats  in  the  country  by erecting  physical  barriers,  such  as,  barbed  wire  fence,  solar  powered  electric  fence,  biofencing using cactus boundary walls, etc. to prevent the entry of wild animals into crop fields. The  MoEF&CC  has  supported  a  pilot  project  on  the  immuno-contraception  for  controlling thepopulation of wild animals responsible for damage and destruction of crops.

Besides,  state  governments take preventive measures under various state schemes for safety  of  the  crops  from  wild  animals  such  as  construction  of  elephant  proof  trenches, elephant proof wall, solar power fencing, chain link fencing, solar hanging fence, SMS alert system, 24x7 toll free helpline, etc.

- (d) As informed by the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), in case of single or a few animals, the Chief Wildlife Wardens of the States are empowered to take appropriate action for capture and relocation in an effective way.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Implement Hindi Language
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2575

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 23, 1943 (SAKA) IMPLEMENTATION OF HINDI LANGUAGE

2575. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether Government is aware of the total languages in the country and the language out of them which are facing a threat of extinction, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by Government to preserve them;
- (b) the languages which are accepted officially and used for official purposes;
- (c) whether there is any language considered or accepted as National Language in India, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  Government  has  any  intention  to  implement  Hindi  as  National Language, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a)The  policy  of  the  Government  of  India  is  to  promote  all  Indian  Languages including endangered languages. The Government of India has initiated a Scheme for  Protection  and  Preservation  of  Endangered  Languages  of  India.  Under  this scheme,  the  Central  Institute  of  Indian  Languages  (CIIL),  Mysore  works  on protection, preservation and documentation of all the mother tongues/languages of  India  spoken  by  less  than 10 , 000 speakers. The scheme currently covers 117 languages. The University Grants Commission has also initiated two schemes for protection  of  endangered  languages,  namely  'Funding  support  to  the  State Universities  for  Study  and Research in Indigenous and Endangered languages in

## LS.US.Q.NO.2575 FOR 14.12.2021

India'  and  Establishment  of  Centers  for  Endangered  Languages  in  Central Universities.

(b) As per Article 343 (1) of the Constitution, the Official Language of the Union is Hindi in Devnagari script. However, as per Section 3 of the Official Languages Act,  1963,  English  language  continues  to  be  used  for  Official  purposes  of  the Union in addition to Hindi. (c) No Sir, there is no mention of National Language in the Constitution. However, as per Article 351 of the Constitution it shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India. (d) No Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Caste Validity Certificate
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

## CASTE VALIDITY CERTIFICATE

2574. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government issues   circular or guidelines for   permanent Caste Validity Certificate for SC and ST category, if s0, the details thereof; and
- (6) whether the Government is making any new policy for permanent Caste Validity Certificate for SC and ST category on basis of Aadhaar Card, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR VIRENDRA KUMAR)

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(a) Sir: No,

(6) Sir. No,
Lok Sabha Question No. 2573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Guidelines on Television Rating Agencies
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2573 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021)

## GUIDELINES ON TELEVISION RATING AGENCIES. 2573. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has commissioned a review of Guidelines on Television Rating Agencies in the country under Prasar Bharti; and
- (b) if so, the major findings and recommendations of the said report?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) & (b): Yes Sir. A Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati with members from IIT, C-DOT and IIM, to inter alia, review the guidelines on Television Rating Agencies in the country and to make recommendations on way forward for a robust, transparent and accountable rating system in India. The Committee has made recommendations on  strengthening  corporate  governance  and  bolstering  technical  oversight  of the  existing  rating  agency,  open  data  ecosystem  /  return  path  data,  curbing unhealthy business practices, promoting innovation, new business models and competitiveness,  etc.  The  recommendations  of  the  Committee  also  address various  other  issues  referred  to  them  including  the  recommendations  of  the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the subject.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Proposal to Link MGNREGS with MSME
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571 ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## PROPOSAL TO LINK MGNREGS WITH MSME

## 2571.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KAL Y ANJI KUNDARI YA:

Will the Minister of RURA L DEVE LOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal/policy  to  link  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation/recommendation  for linkage of MGNREGS with MSME; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of implementation  of  the  representations  and if not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF RURAL DEVE LOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) : No, Sir.
- (b) & (c)  : A  representation  was  received  by  this Ministry. The  representation  had  been examined as per the  provisions of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and guidelines and accordingly, the Ministry has decided not to accept the recommendation made through the representation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Role of FPOs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF IDNIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2566

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ROLE OF FPOs

2566.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Farmer  Producer  Organization  (FPOs)  play  an  important  role  in doubling the income of farmers;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the manner in which the Government is working in cooperation with the FPOs in doubling the income of the farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): The  Government  of  India  has  launched  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)' to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs which will leverage economies of scale, reduction of cost of production and enhancing farmers' incomes thus playing a major role towards increasing the income of farmers. Under this  scheme, provision is made  for professional handholding support for a period of five years to new FPOs formed.

The  Scheme  is  intended  to  provide  and  undertake  following  services  and activities for their development which would cater to increasing farmers income:-

(i) Quality inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and such other inputs at reasonably lower wholesale rates.

(ii) Make  available need  based  production and  post-production  machinery  and equipment  like  cultivator,  tiller,  sprinkler  set,  combined  harvester  and  such  other machinery and equipment on custom hiring basis for members to reduce the per unit production cost.

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(iii) Make available services like cleaning, assaying, sorting, grading, packing and also farm  level  processing  facilities  at  reasonably  cheaper  user  charges.  Storage  and transportation facilities may also be made available. (iv)  Undertake higher  income  generating activities  like  seed  production, bee  keeping, mushroom cultivation etc. (v) Undertake aggregation of smaller lots of farmer-members' produce; to make them marketable. (vi) Facilitate market information about the produce for judicious decision in production and marketing. (vii) Facilitate logistics services such as storage, transportation, loading/unloading etc. on shared cost basis. (viii) Market the aggregated produce with better negotiation strength to the buyers and in the marketing channels offering better and remunerative prices. Under the said Central Sector Scheme, Implementing Agencies (IAs) have been allocated a total of 4965 FPO produce clusters, out of which a total of 1762 no. of FPOs

have been registered in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Transit Camps in North-East Region
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2559

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 23, 1943 (SAKA)

TRANSIT CAMPS IN NORTH-EAST REGION

2559. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  build  any  transit  camps  in  the North-East region in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reason for changing the name of detention centres to 'transit camps';
- (d)  whether  the  Government has maintained any data on the number of people lodged in such detention centres; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (e): State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations are delegated the  powers  and  functions  to  make  necessary  arrangements  (including  the naming) for detention centres/ camps as per their  requirement.  State Govt./UT Administration set up such centre/camp as per Model Detention Centre/Holding Centre/Camp  Manual  2019.  No  data  in  respect  of  such  Centres/Camps  is maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Capacity Building Programmes
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Narendra Kumar, Bhavana Gawali (Patil)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2556 ANSWERED ON- 14/12/2021

## CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES

## †2556.  SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  making  any  effort  to  provide  assistance  to  the  elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions by organising capacity building programmes and imparting training to make the Panchayati Raj Institutions self-reliant and strengthened;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of the sectors in which the Government has provided assistance to the State Governments?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) & (c) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) launched in 2018-19, the Ministry has till date provided financial support to the tune of 1949.16 crores to the States/ Union Territories (UTs) for various activities relating to strengthening of Panchayats  including  Capacity  Building  and  Training  (CB&T)  of  Elected  Representatives (ERs), Panchayat Functionaries (PFs) and other stakeholders of Panchayats.

The training  area  covers  Panchayat  Governance, Panchayat Finance, formulation & monitoring of  Gram  Panchayat Development  Plans  (GPDPs),  Own  Source  Revenue generation, various schemes of Government, subjects of national importance such as Primary health & Immunisation, Nutrition, Education, Sanitation, Water conservation etc. and the role of Panchayats therein. Trainings are also conducted for eGramSwaraj and Audit online to cater to various aspects of Panchayat functioning including planning, budgeting accounting, audit & delivery of citizen services. Exposure visits of ERs and Panchayat functionaries have been scaled up to promote learning through peer exchange and development of model panchayats as peer learning centres.

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