Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the panchayats and villages are moving ahead under the able guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that development of capacity of Panchayats has become essential due to increasing responsibilities of development.
He was addressing a conference of Panchayati Raj Ministers of States on Tuesday. He further said that the huge responsibility of giving training to panchayat representatives lies with the states and the central government. For this the Rural Development Training Institutes of the states must coordinate with the good institutions established in the state and initiate training.
Tomar expressed gratitude to the states for assisting the implementation of Gram Panchayat Vikas Karyakram and making it move ahead. He said that it is not appropriate to underestimate the capacities of the Panchayat representatives. Their thinking towards development is always commendable. He said that the Panchayat Raj representatives must be imparted training in the first year of selection so that they can make use of their training and skills in the implementation of development schemes.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that social change is possible by strengthening panchayats. In this connection Madhya Pradesh has set an excellent example. The basic concept of Panchayati Raj has been taken to the village level.
Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh leads in fulfilling the resolutions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Acharya Vinoba Bhave had said that the country has become independent but the villages have not. Today the country and the villages both are independent under the leadership of Modi. The concept of Gram Swaraj is being brought down to the ground level. All important schemes related to the public in Madhya Pradesh are launched through panchayats. Suggestions are taken for redressal of problems through dialogues with the concerned category in the panchayats organised at the CM House.
The Chief Minister said that Madhya Pradesh leads in the implementation of Prime Minister Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Twenty-two out of 100 cities selected in Cleanliness Survey conducted in the country are of Madhya Pradesh.
On the occasion UNICEF released the Training Handbook on Sustainable Development and Millenium Development Goals and book published for the training of trainers with the support of Panchayati Raj Ministry. Sarpanchs of 15 panchayats were felicitated for excellent work in different areas of development.
Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Purushottam Rupala, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargav, Minister of State for Cooperatives Vishwas Sarang and panchayat ministers of different states were present at the conference. Panchayat Raj Ministers of states shared their experiences and discussed best works.