Tribal women sarpanches of Odisha will speak out the issues and way forward as to how the Gram Panchayats will be vibrant in coming days.
Thanks to a decision of the Union Government, this year in the Panchayati Raj Campaign Programme, voice of tribal women will be heard at the proposed national convention to be held at Viajayawada on April 19.
In the meeting, tribal women Sarpanches of Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and several other tribal dominated States will participate.
Union Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha has brought to the notice of the State Government in this regard so that tribal women Sarpanches will get ready to reach Vijaywada by April 18 to be present in the day long national meeting of the tribal women Sarpanches to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
While the Panchayati Raj Day will be celebrated on April 24, but the campaign will be carried out in three phases from April 14 to 24, said Sinha.
From April 14 to 16, the programme will focus on social Justice, 17-20 focus will be on farmers and agricultural laborers and from 21-24 organising Gram Sabhas and maximum participation of villagers, particularly women, tribal and dalits will be ensured.
On social harmony, a national meet will be held at Mhow, in Madhya Pradesh, the birth place of Babasaheb BR Ambedkar, which will be addressed by the Prime Minister Modi.
Similarly on April 24, the Prime Minister will address all the Gram Sabhas of the country from Jamshedpur.
“Gram Udaya Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan” will be launched in the country from April 14 to enlighten the citizens on the development initiatives of the State and Union Government, highlighting the role and responsibility of the Gram Panchayats and motivating local level participatory planning and development.
While social harmony programme will be organised from April 14-16, Gram Kisan Sabhas will be organized from 17-20 in every Gram Panchayats to generate awareness on various programmes of agriculture development and suggestions will be elicited from the elected representatives.
Gram Sabhas will be organised from April 21-14 in the entire country at each Gram Panchayat, which will be attended by people and officials.
Issues like Gram Panchayat development plan, proper utilisation of funds, safe drinking water and sanitation and social inclusion will be discussed in these village assemblies.
At least 23 national programmes are being organised in the rural areas of the country.