As per the directions of Union Panchayati Raj Ministry, ‘Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday’ campaign would be launched in all 3226 gram panchayats of Himachal, said state’s Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anil Sharma on Saturday.
The campaign would begin from April 14 on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambekar and conclude on April 24 which is celebrated as Panchayat Diwas.
The Minister said that various activities aimed at creating social harmony would be organized during the campaign and the students residing in the panchayats areas who had excelled in education, sports, art and culture would also be honoured besides creating awareness amongst the masses about various schemes being implemented by the government to eliminate disparity from the society.
He said that in the second phase of this campaign to be held from April 17 to 20, meetings of the farmers would be conducted on a single day in the gram panchayats to make them aware about various schemes being implemented for their welfare besides taking their suggestions for increasing agriculture production.
In the third phase scheduled from April 21 to 24, the meeting of gram-sabha would be organised where emphasis would be on cleanliness, cultural and sports programmes. During the gram-sabha meetings local issues, proper utilization of panchayat funds safe drinking water and role of women in rural development would be discussed, said the Minister.
He added that the information would also be given regarding various schemes of the government aimed at welfare of the farmers and weaker section of the society.
Anil Sharma said that 18 elected women of the tribal areas of the state would participate in the national level meeting of the tribal women sarpanch to be held on April 19 at Vijayawada.
Besides, 40 elected representatives of the state would participate in the national level panchayat diwas being organized on April 24 at Jamshedpur, he added.