Dehradun

Panchayati Raj dept holds workshop

PNS

The two-day workshop “training of trainers” (ToT) of district-level officers of Panchayati raj department culminated here on Saturday. These officers would now train the newly elected representatives’ of Panchayats in their respective districts. Speaking on the occasion, the additional secretary and director Panchayati Raj, H C Semwal termed the training programme as very important for the newly elected members of the Panchayats.

He said that the workshop would help in implementation of the development schemes in the rural areas and boost the morale of district level officers.

He also distributed certificates to the participants on the occasion.

On the second day of workshop, former joint director of Panchayati Raj, D P Devradi gave an elaborate presentation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and role of 29 linear departments under 11 schedule of constitution for panchayat works.

The secretary Right to Service commission, Pankaj Naithani gave a presentation of right to service.

Information about audit associated with CAG was provided by the senior audit and accounts officer B S Chandel.

The officers were also given training on planning and achievement of sustainable development goals (SDG) on the occasion.

Information about health schemes, mid day meal and scholarships was also provided to the delegates.