MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

To promote social harmony, reach out to poor rural households, obtain feedback on ongoing programmes, enrol in new initiatives, focus on doubling farmers’ income, enhance livelihood opportunities and re-emphasise national priorities such as cleanliness and strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions.
• The campaign is undertaken under the name of “Sabka Sath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas”
• It is a special focused intervention of seven schemes in backward districts.
• Seven Scheme are: Pradhan Mantir Jan Dhan Yojan, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Bimna yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, SAUBHAGYA, UJALA, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwla Yojana, and Mission Indradhanush.

For developing governance capabilities of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Recently, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for restructured Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).
• It is revamped version of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
• It will extend to all States and UTs of the Country and will also include institutions of rural local government in non-Part IX areas, where Panchayats do not exist.
• It aims at making rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient.
• It seeks to address critical gaps that hinder the success of Panchayats by enhancing their capacities and effectiveness, and promote devolution of powers and responsibilities.
• Strengthen Gram Sabhas to function effectively as the basic forum of people’s participation, transparency and accountability within the Panchayat system.
• The RGSA has also envisaged a major role for Panchayats in “Aspirational Districts” and in Mission Antyodaya clusters.
o ‘Mission Antyodaya’ seeks to converge government interventions with Gram Panchayats as the basic unit for planning by following a saturation approach by pooling resources to ensure sustainable livelihoods.

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