Lok Sabha Question No. 3499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals through Panchayati Raj Institutions
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3499

ANSWERED ON 17/12/2024

## SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THROUGH PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

## 3499. DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA: SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the impact in rural development brought in by the localisation of sustainable development goals through Panchayati Raj Institutions; and
- (b) the details of the Sustainable Development goal in the State of Maharashtra including Palghar district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (Prof. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) & (b) The Ministry has evolved a thematic approach towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) whereby 9 themes have been developed, aggregating 17 SDGs to make them understandable for people at the grassroots level and facilitate development with community involvement. Each of these themes covers several SDGs and is mapped to different nodal Ministries/Departments to localize SDGs in Panchayats for better convergence and augmentation of resources at the Gram Panchayat level. To give impetus to the process of Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) at Panchayats, Gram Panchayats are preparing thematic Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) for holistic development. These plans are based on thematic Sankalp taken by the Gram Panchayats on the identified themes as per local development issues, needs, and priorities considering the available resources. The major source of such resources includes Central Finance Commission Grants to the Rural Local Bodies. During 2024-25, an amount of Rs 1619.42 crore has been released to the State of Maharashtra, including Palghar district, under the 15th Finance Commission. The amount is to be spent by the Panchayats on activities of thematic Panchayat Development Plans prepared based on the Sankalp taken by them to attain holistic development in rural areas.

As per the available information, the Gram Panchayats (GPs) of the State of Maharashtra, including Palghar district, have taken Sankalp as the main theme, as per the following details to prepare their GPDP for the Plan Year 2024-25 for holistic development in rural areas:

| Plan Year   | State /Distric t   |   Poverty Free and Enhanc ed Livelih oods GP |   Healt hy GP |   Child -Frie ndly GP |   Water suffici ent GP |   Clea n and gree n GP |   GP with Self-suffi cient Infrastru cture |   Sociall y Just & Sociall y Secure d GP |   GP with Good Governa nce |   Women Friendl y GP |
|-------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
| 2024- 2025  | Mahara shtra       |                                         4229 |          1022 |                  2464 |                   7051 |                   5087 |                                       7218 |                                      250 |                       2253 |                 1365 |
| 2024- 2025  | Palghar            |                                            2 |            48 |                   108 |                    154 |                    161 |                                         77 |                                        0 |                         28 |                    1 |

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