Lok Sabha Question No. 3542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Gram Kisan Sabhas Under RGSA
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3542

ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## GRAM KISAN SABHAS UNDER RGSA

3542.   DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for developing governance capabilities of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- (b) the salient features of the activities taken under RGSA for PRIs;
- (c) whether Gram Kisan Sabhas have been organized in Panchayats across the country under RGSA, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including the State of Maharashtra; and
- (d) the details of the monitoring mechanism proposed to help PRIs deliver Sustainable Development Goals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) Yes Sir.

(b) The main objective of the scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan   is to build capacity of Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs) to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).    Under  the  scheme  funds  are  released  to  States/  Union  Territories  for  different activities  meant  for  strengthening  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  viz  Capacity  Building &Training,  training infrastructure and Human Resource support for training, Strengthening of Gram Sabhas in Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas, Distance  Learning Facility via Internet  Protocal  based,  Support  for  Innovations,  Technical  support  to  Panchayati  Raj Institutions, Financial Data  and  Analysis  Cell,  Panchayat  Buildings,  e-enablement  of Panchayats,  Project  based  funding  for  economic  development  and  income  enhancement, Information Education Communication and Project Management Unit.

(c) No separate Gram Kisan Sabha has been organized under scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan including Maharashtra.

- (d)    The  States  have  been  advised  to  integrate  Sustainable  Development  Goals  relating  to

poverty,  public,  health,  nutrition,  education,  gender,  sanitation,  drinking  water,  livelihood generation etc, which fall within the realm of Panchayats, in their respective Capacity Building & Training Plans for imparting training to Elected Representatives and other stakeholders of Panchayats on these subjects.

For  Monitoring,  implementation  and  Management  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  at Central  Level,  National  Steering  Committee,  Central  empowered  Committee  and  National Programme Management Unit have been set up. Similarly, at the State level State Steering Committee, State Executive Committee and State Programme Management Unit in each State have been set up. The progress of implementation of scheme is reviewed during conferences of Secretaries, Video Conferences and field visits by senior officers. Further, Management Information  System  (MIS)  application  has  also  been  put  in  place  to  inter-alia  monitor  the progress  of  implementation  of  approved  activities.      Besides,  the  revamped  Training Management  Portal  2.0  (TMP)  has  been  operationalized  for  capturing  the  actual  training conducted by the States/Union Territories.

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