Gram Sabhas in every Panchayat soon

Phased Gram Sabhas will be held in every Gram Panchayat in the State from Independence Day August 15. Information about Gram Sabhas will be displayed at Gram Panchayat offices' notice boards and all important public places. Discussions will be held and decisions taken on 50 issues of public welfare.

Panchayats, Rural Development and Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava has directed to ensure videography of entire Gram Sabha proceedings. Only elected representatives and not husbands of panchs and sarpanch will participate in Gram Sabhas.

During Gram Sabhas, information about various welfare schemes of the State Government will be displayed at Gram Panchayat offices' notice boards. Gram Sabha will discuss formation of standing committee, cash fund and process to run it. lists of all eligible beneficiaries of concerning Gram Panchayat will be read out and endorsed. Discussions will be held on self-taxation and ways to increase revenue of Gram Panchayats.

The Gram Sabhas will discuss to ensure arrangements for completion of various ongoing works, Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, mid-day meal programme, Integrated Water Sector Restructuring Programme, implementation of MNREGA and payment of pending wages and ensure one-account system in Panchayats. Saplings will also be planted under plantation programme and Hariyali Chunari Abhiyan.

Programmes will be monitored in accordance with decisions taken during Krishi and Van Mahotsav. Mass resolve will be taken at Gram Sabhas to rid villages of practice of open-area defecation. Gram Sabhas will discuss quality of education in schools under Gram Panchayats, teaching as per academic calendar, enrolment of cent percent children of 6 to 14 years of age in schools and their regular attendance.

Information will be given about Sneh Shivirs to be held at Gram Panchayat level to remove malnutrition among children and improve nutrition level of extremely underweight children. Community will be motivated to monitor improvement of nutrition level of extremely underweight children. Discussions will also be held to extend benefits of Government schemes to families of such children. Information will be given about vaccination and availability of nutritious diet and medicines for pregnant women and children and improvement in their food habits. Awareness will be created on issues pertaining to harassment of women.