The best performing Panchayati Raj Institutions of the State were honoured by the State Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda on Monday. He emphasised on the attention of State Government on strengthening the Panchayats in Jharkhand.
“Our three-tiered panchayat system is working efficiently due to which panchayat representatives from three districts in Jharkhand have been honoured at national-level. Following this example, state government is awarding them for their excellent work so that other panchayat representatives are inspired and they contribute in the development of State,” Munda said.
He announced that State Government will soon introduce Chief Minister Incentive Plan so that Panchayati Raj Institutions can be awarded from time to time for their performances at district, Panchayat and village levels.
Central Government’s Panchayati Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme will also be implemented efficiently for empowering the panchayat institutions, he further said.
“Indian Government is funding various projects to make villagers self-dependent in agriculture under MGNREGA. In coming times, the Union Government will be focusing more on this employment scheme and the problems related to payment under it will be solved with by simplifying the process. The wages will be transferred to the bank account of beneficiaries. State Government is trying to connect to the rural populace so that they can convey their grievances directly to the authorities,” Munda stated.
Rural Development Principal Secretary N.N. Sinha said, “The public representatives from rural areas should be honoured because they are directly linked to villagers and their problems. They should use the funds allotted by state government completely as only then they will be able to use the funds allotted under 14th Finance Commission. We are continuously working to ensure the development of villages and protecting their rights.”
“The village heads should focus on expanding their revenue sources so that more and more funds can be raised for development projects their villages,” he further said.