The project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of cash less transactions should be completely implemented in the works of Panchayats and there should be total transparency in their functioning, said the education, sports and Panchayati Raj minister, Arvind Pandey while undertaking a review meeting of the department at Vidhan Sabha on Friday.
He ordered simplification of process of the issuance of documents like birth certificate, death certificate and copy of the family register maintained by the village Panchayats. He also asked the officers of the department to ensure the online availability of these certificates.
The Minister emphasized on the need of transparency and timely completion of works currently under progress so that people get the benefits of the schemes of the Government. He also directed the officials to upload the completed and pending construction works of the Panchayats and account details in the software concerned. Exhorting the Panchayats to come forward for poverty alleviation work, Pandey asked the officers working in the Panchayati raj department to work on this principle.
He asked the Panchayat officer (computers) to provide training to employees working in the Panchayats.
In an important declaration, the minister said that a comprehensive workshop for Pradhans of all 7958 village Panchayats of the state would be organized where information about all schemes of the government would be provided.
Experts on Panchayati Raj system would be invited to deliver lectures in the workshop.
He asked for videograpy of the open meetings of the village Panchayats where important schemes are discussed and advised that a record of attendance of these meetings should be maintained. Pandey ordered total transparency in the selection of the projects and said that the mandate of quorum of 50 percent of attendance of families of Panchayat should be maintained.
He said that village Panchayats doing good work should be rewarded and asked the officers to prepare a proposal for it. The minister also suggested that a campaign for inspection and verification of all construction works of Panchayats should be undertaken.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj Manisha Panwar, Secretary Panchayati Raj Chandra Shekhar Bhatt, Director Panchayati Raj Hari Chandra Semwal, Joint Director D P Devradi and others.