Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Training of Panchayati Raj Representatives
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Kripanath Mallah, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/12/2024

## TRAINING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ REPRESENTATIVES

1204. Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri:

Shri Kripanath Mallah:

Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam:

Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap :

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for imparting management leadership training to the Panchayati Raj representatives, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Government along with Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) for imparting training to the Panchayati Raj Representatives and their objectives;
- (c) the details of training and the number of Panchayati Raj Representatives trained in Himachal Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (d) the details of the infrastructure like internet and computer currently provided to the Panchayats in the State of Himachal Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

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

(a) & (b)Yes Sir. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) of the Ministry aims at developing Governance capabilities at the grassroots through continuous capacity building activities of the Elected Representatives (ERs) and other Stakeholders of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).

To further amplify the scope of the leadership training, the Ministry has formulated a Leadership/Management Development Program (MDP), a strategic initiative aimed at bolstering the leadership capabilities of Elected Representatives, officials and functionaries of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The Program is designed to serve as a transformative tool in enriching the skill sets and knowledge base of the community leaders at the grassroot level.

Ministry has signed MoUs with 6 IIMs(Ahmedabad, Shillong, Amritsar, Jammu, Bodhgaya, Rohtak), IIT Dhanbad and Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) for conducting Leadership/ Management Development Program.

(c) So far, 193 participants including 38 Elected Women Representatives across the country have been trained through five Management Development Program(MDPs) conducted at four IIMs and IRMA.District wise details of Panchayati Raj Representatives attended MDPs from the State of Himachal Pradesh is at Annexure-I .

(d) Ministry has been providing supports to the States/UTs for computerization of Gram Panchayats on limited scale under the scheme of RGSA. As reported by the State of Himachal Pradesh all the Grams Panchayats are having computer, hence no computer approved under the scheme.

The BharatNet project of Department of Telecommunications is providing broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats and their equivalents across the country. The districtwise status of service-ready in Gram Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1204 answered on 03/12/2024

District wise Participants attended Management Development Program at IIMs

| Institute     | Designation                                             | District     |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| IIM Ahmedabad | Chairperson Zila Parishad (ZP)                          | Chamba       |
| IIM-Amritsar  | Chairperson Zila Parishad (ZP) One Zila Parishad Member | Kullu Shimla |

## Annexure-II

## Annex refer to in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1204 answered on 03/12/2024

District-wise Service Ready GPs in the state of Himachal Pradesh

|   Sr.No | District        |   Service Ready GPs |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Bilaspur        |                   0 |
|       2 | Chamba          |                  45 |
|       3 | Hamirpur        |                 176 |
|       4 | Kangra          |                   0 |
|       5 | Kinnaur         |                  65 |
|       6 | Kullu           |                   0 |
|       7 | Lahul and Spiti |                  41 |
|       8 | Mandi           |                  26 |
|       9 | Shimla          |                   6 |
|      10 | Sirmaur         |                   1 |
|      11 | Solan           |                  56 |
|      12 | Una             |                   0 |