Panchayat Raj institutions have played a pivotal role in changing society to transform into a better society which opposed and protest against social evils like child marriage, gambling and liquor addiction. This has resulted into decrease in the social evils prevalent in the society.
In the current scenario capacity building of Panchayats is the need of the hour and to address this States have been provided with funds for capacity building training programmes for Panchayat representatives and employees .
People of the country are hopeful that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Panchayati Raj institutions would strengthen and provided with more rights and achieve success in Gramduay se Bharat Uday resolution.
last year Rashitya Raj Diwas 2016 was celebrated as a part of ‘Gramuday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ and in several programmes were organized by Central Government with support of State governments and organizations under panchayat from April 14 -24, 2016.
For providing better facilities, more efficiency and transparency e- Panchayat scheme was launched.
To maintain listed collection of information of Panchayat ‘Indian Panchayat Knowledge Portal was started. At the level of gram panchayat with the help of ‘service plus’ states are made capable of providing services.
Indian constitution has provisions of a development and empowerment of Panchayats which is integral part of democracy and strengthens it.
By making Panchayat Raj institutions strong and increasing rights which could help in development and growth at local level Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Gram Swaraj could be achieved and it would be a true tribute to Bhimrao Ambedkar.
(The writer is Union Minister for Rural Development)