Government's
Policy of decentralizing power to the panchayat and Gramsabha is a
welcome initiative, however the implementation of PRI in the ground
is a challenge. ASA is providing continuous handholding support to
the panchayat representatives and gramsabha members through a
multi-disciplinary professional team called the Spear head team
(SHT), thus trying to create capacities within the gramsabha to
mobilize people to recognize their rights and make sure PRI work to
the advantage of the wider community and delivers better
governance.
Operational
Area:
23 villages in 2 districts of Madhya Pradesh
Major
Past and Ongoing Projects
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Name
of Project |
Sponsor
|
Duration
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1. |
Continuous
Capacity Building Support to Panchayati Raj
Institutions. |
Indo-Canada
Environment Facility |
2003-05
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Key
Results
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On
average there has been 7 times increase in fund for public works
in each Gram panchayat (FY-03-04) than the base year (02-03),The
increase in fund for livelihood activities through natural
resources development is 18 times higher than the base year. The
funds were mobilized by convergence with line departments and by
accessing centrally sponsored schemes.
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The
project Gram Panchayats have generated average Rs. 25,000/-
annually as internal resources through imposing taxes on service
users. This is significant in the situation where there was no
practice of internal resource mobilization are
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Increased
awareness about PRIs among the general public resulted in
increased participation in the Gramsabha and quality discussion,
and higher voting percentage in the recently held Panchayat
election.
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There
is better clarity among the villagers and Gram Panchayats about
the road map of village development as a result of preparation of
village and panchayat perspective plans.
Further
Reading
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