After the new delimitation and re-organisation of panchayats by the State Government and panchayats proposed from Saaja, Bemetara and Berla Janpads, the District Department Agency Office will paste the proposal of 85 new village panchayats in the Revenue Sub Division offices for claims and objections by July 5.
According to information, the Department has pasted 26 new proposals from Saaja, 25 from Bemetara, 15 from Navagarh and 19 from Berla Janpad for formation of panchayats. The Government has given time for claims and objections up to July 21. After that, action would be taken for final publication.At present, there are four Janpad areas–Saaja, Bemetara, Navagarh and Berla–in Bemetara district, in which there are 334 village panchayats. After adding the proposed new village panchayats, the number will be increased to 419.
As per the criterion of the Government, among the new panchayats proposed in Bemetara district and based on the population, four new Janpad offices could be established.
For the formation of new Janpad area, the Government has prescribed 50 village panchayats and one lakh population. Based on that, after the formation of new village panchayats, 419 village panchayats will be there in Bemetara district. At present, the district has a population of about eight lakh as per the 2011 census. Based on that, at present the names of Thanakhamhariya, Nandghat, Dadhi and Devarbija are under circulation for formation of new Janpad area. Under the public welfare schemes of the government, works of 87 village panchayats in Bemetara, 79 in Berla, 85 in Navagarh and 83 in Saaja are going on in Bemetara district.
After the delimitation and re-organisation of village panchayats, possibilities of development will be increased with the establishment of new Janpad offices. Peoples’ representatives have started searching for land in their respective areas for the possible new Janpad office, which is the government office that has direct link with the rural areas.