MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ SCHEMES
Panchayat Empowerment & Accountability Incentive
- It is a central sector scheme aimed at incentivization of States for devolving funds, functions and functionaries (3Fs) to Panchayats and incentivization of Panchayats to put in place accountability systems to
make their functioning transparent and efficient. - The scheme is 100% centrally funded.
- State Governments/UTs are ranked on a Devolution Index which measures the extent of devolution of 3Fs by States to Panchayats.
- Based on the index, the best performing states and panchayats have been incentivized since 2011.
Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas
- During the campaign, structured Gram Sabha meetings will be held for preparing Gram Panchayat Development Plan for the next financial year 2019-2020.
- It will involve people at the grassroots while preparing structured gram panchayat development plans, along with a thorough audit of the works done in the last few years.
- It covers 250,000 gram panchayats across the country.
- Under the campaign, the gram panchayats will have to publicly display all sources of funds collected and their annual spending, along with future development initiatives.
- Gram sabha meetings will be made mandatory where trained assistants related to all 29 sectors assigned to gram panchayats, according to the 11th schedule of the constitution, will have to be present.
Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive
- It is a central sector scheme under Ministry Of Panchayati Raj, aimed at incentivization of States for devolving funds, functions and functionaries (3Fs) to panchayats.
- It also focuses on incentivization of Panchayats to put in place accountability systems to make their functioning transparent and efficient.
- It is 100% centrally funded and the best performing states and panchayats have been incentivized based on the devolution index.
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana
- The programme aims to strengthen panchayat level governance by providing training and capacity building of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
- It is functioning in districts which do not receive Backward Region Grant Funds.
