Ministry : Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Scheme:
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It is central government scheme that aims at making rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient.
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It seeks to address critical gaps that hinder success of Panchayats by enhancing their capacities and effectiveness, and promote devolution of powers and responsibilities.
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Its intended objective is to train and build capacity of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
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It seeks to shift the participative planning, prepared from the grassroots level upwards and strengthen panchayat level governance with more appropriate capacity building.
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Restructured RGSA to focus on training, building infrastructure, stepping up initiatives for e-governance under e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) to deliver Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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It will be implemented during period from April 2018 to March 2022 with outlay of Rs. 7255 crore.
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The scheme will extend to all states/UTs of country and will also include institutions of rural local government in non-Part IX areas, where Panchayats do not exist.