Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

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Context: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj reviewed the Progress of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.

Details

• During the current financial year, Annual Action Plans of 33 States/ Union Territories (UTs) have been approved and an amount of Rs. 547.411 crore has been released to 23 States/ UTs for undertaking approved activities including Capacity Building and Training.
• Nearly 25,75,636 participants have been trained during the current financial year.

About Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

• Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) was launched on 24th April 2018 as an umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India.
• It is a unique scheme proposed to develop and strengthen the Panchayati Raj System across India in the rural areas.
• Focus area:
  • Basic orientation training for the Elected Representatives (ERs) of Panchayats, within 6 months of their election.
  • Capacity Building of ERs with Priority to Aspirational Districts and Mission Antyodaya clusters.
  • Strengthening of the Panchayat – SHG partnership.
  • Gram Panchayat infrastructure.
  • Use of IT for distance learning & for e-Enablement of Panchayats.
  • Institutional support for innovations.
  • To promote provision of adequate manpower at GP level & to provide support for technical manpower.
  • To facilitate Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), Public Finance Management System (PFMS), use and Geotagging of assets in Gram Panchayats.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1806652