*QUOTE
“My ideal village will contain intelligent human beings. They will not live in dirt and darkness as animals. Men and women will be free and able to hold their own against anyone in the world.”
-M.K . Gandhi
*PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS*
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment -
Part IX -“The Panchayats”
Schedule XI- illustrative list of functions that may be entrusted to PRIs.
*ISSUES WITH PRIS*
*A)Issues related to Fund*
1) local government expenditure as a percentage of total public sector expenditure comprising Union, State and local governments is only around 7%. 24% in Europe, 27% in North America and 55% in Denmark.
2) Insufficient local revenue generation: Economic Survey 2017-18 - local bodies appear to be not collecting revenues from taxes to the extent they can.
3) Most state governments have not devolved enough taxation powers to Panchayats.
4) Even if states have given these powers, their collection is low due to their reluctance to tax locals and they remain dependent on fund devolution.
5) PRI’s are unwilling to revise tax rates periodically.
6) Unwillingness to borrow from Financial Institutions: Despite being empowered to access loans for public infrastructure and service delivery, most Gram Panchayats have not borrowed making them unable to plan effectively for long term.
7) Non-implementation of recommendations of State Finance Commission by state govt.
*B)Issues related to function :*
1. There is very little actual devolution of functions and authorities by the States to PRIs.
2. The roles and responsibilities of local governments remain ill-defined despite activity mapping in several States.
3. Creating parallel bodies - eg: Rural Development Agency of Haryana enter into the functional domain of panchayats resulting in confusion, duplication of efforts and shifting of responsibilities.
4. Appear as ‘Government Agencies’ and politicization of PRIs.
5. Weak and inefficient District Planning Committees (DPCs): They are too weak and non-starters in many States. In States like Gujarat, the DPC has not been constituted.
*C) Issues related to functionaries :*
1. Non-accountability
2. Lack of Capabilities of elected and selected
3. Lack of oversight by state govt.
4 Collusion between elected functionaries and officials.
5. Variation across states- Wide variation across States in terms of engagement - qualification and mode of recruitment, duration, remuneration, travel allowances and other conditions for similar cadres.
6. No HR policy in majority of the States-some governments such as Haryana and Rajasthan have educational qualifications for candidates contesting elections for PRI’s.
*Steps taken by Govt for PRIS.*
1. Ministry of Women & Child Development - “Capacity Building Programme for Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj”. It is working on developing EWRs as “change agents”,
2. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan: It is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims at making rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient.
3. Mission Antyodaya - to optimize outcomes and increasing the efficiency of Gram Panchayats through effective social capital, capacity building of PRIs, promoting participatory planning and implementation of the schemes
5. Sumit Bose committee has made recommendations in its report titled “Performance Based Payments for Better Outcomes in Rural Development (RD) Programmes”
“My ideal village will contain intelligent human beings. They will not live in dirt and darkness as animals. Men and women will be free and able to hold their own against anyone in the world.”
-M.K . Gandhi
*PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS*
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment -
Part IX -“The Panchayats”
Schedule XI- illustrative list of functions that may be entrusted to PRIs.
*ISSUES WITH PRIS*
*A)Issues related to Fund*
1) local government expenditure as a percentage of total public sector expenditure comprising Union, State and local governments is only around 7%. 24% in Europe, 27% in North America and 55% in Denmark.
2) Insufficient local revenue generation: Economic Survey 2017-18 - local bodies appear to be not collecting revenues from taxes to the extent they can.
3) Most state governments have not devolved enough taxation powers to Panchayats.
4) Even if states have given these powers, their collection is low due to their reluctance to tax locals and they remain dependent on fund devolution.
5) PRI’s are unwilling to revise tax rates periodically.
6) Unwillingness to borrow from Financial Institutions: Despite being empowered to access loans for public infrastructure and service delivery, most Gram Panchayats have not borrowed making them unable to plan effectively for long term.
7) Non-implementation of recommendations of State Finance Commission by state govt.
*B)Issues related to function :*
1. There is very little actual devolution of functions and authorities by the States to PRIs.
2. The roles and responsibilities of local governments remain ill-defined despite activity mapping in several States.
3. Creating parallel bodies - eg: Rural Development Agency of Haryana enter into the functional domain of panchayats resulting in confusion, duplication of efforts and shifting of responsibilities.
4. Appear as ‘Government Agencies’ and politicization of PRIs.
5. Weak and inefficient District Planning Committees (DPCs): They are too weak and non-starters in many States. In States like Gujarat, the DPC has not been constituted.
*C) Issues related to functionaries :*
1. Non-accountability
2. Lack of Capabilities of elected and selected
3. Lack of oversight by state govt.
4 Collusion between elected functionaries and officials.
5. Variation across states- Wide variation across States in terms of engagement - qualification and mode of recruitment, duration, remuneration, travel allowances and other conditions for similar cadres.
6. No HR policy in majority of the States-some governments such as Haryana and Rajasthan have educational qualifications for candidates contesting elections for PRI’s.
*Steps taken by Govt for PRIS.*
1. Ministry of Women & Child Development - “Capacity Building Programme for Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj”. It is working on developing EWRs as “change agents”,
2. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan: It is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims at making rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient.
3. Mission Antyodaya - to optimize outcomes and increasing the efficiency of Gram Panchayats through effective social capital, capacity building of PRIs, promoting participatory planning and implementation of the schemes
5. Sumit Bose committee has made recommendations in its report titled “Performance Based Payments for Better Outcomes in Rural Development (RD) Programmes”
*Challenges faced by Elected Women Representatives (EWRs):*
Although women constitute approximately 44% of total elected representatives in PRIs, they face numerous challenges.
1. Lack of leadership skills: This makes it difficult for them to assert or even openly express their opinions.
2. Male domination( Sarpanch Pati): Even after getting elected most of their work in panchayats is done by their husbands.
3. General absence of EWRs from panchayat’s meetings due to discouraging attitudes of the family members.
4. Illiteracy, lack of awareness about the structure and functions of PRIs.
Although women constitute approximately 44% of total elected representatives in PRIs, they face numerous challenges.
1. Lack of leadership skills: This makes it difficult for them to assert or even openly express their opinions.
2. Male domination( Sarpanch Pati): Even after getting elected most of their work in panchayats is done by their husbands.
3. General absence of EWRs from panchayat’s meetings due to discouraging attitudes of the family members.
4. Illiteracy, lack of awareness about the structure and functions of PRIs.
Start the New Year-2021 with HOPE
The “HOPE” Experiment :
During a brutal study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.
On average they’d give up and sink after 15 minutes.
But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes – and put them back in for a second round.
In this second try – how long do you think they lasted?
Remember – they had just swum until failure only a few short minutes ago…
How long do you think?
Another 15 minutes?
10 minutes?
5 minutes?
No!
60 hours!
That’s not an error.
That’s right! 60 hours of swimming.
The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.
All our fatigue, low mood, poor concentration, overwork-burnout are all just our Mental Phenomenons. We lose the battle not because our enemy is strong nor because we are weak. It is we lose the confidence inside our mind. We start believing that ‘we are far behind the goal’, ‘howsoever efforts we make we are not going to win’.
The only antidote to negative thoughts is HOPE. Try to believe a Miracle is going to happen in your life in 2021. The circle of Karma is going to be traversed fully. All your sincere efforts will be rewarded by the existential force. Your parents’ blessings will take you to the podium of success. All your strugglings, sacrifices, and dedication happened for this exam will get a logical conclusion. Most importantly, you will evolve as a mature, more responsible and a learned person in the year 2021.
Hope for the Miracle. Keep swimming till the end.
Wish you a Happy New Year 2021.❤️
The “HOPE” Experiment :
During a brutal study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.
On average they’d give up and sink after 15 minutes.
But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes – and put them back in for a second round.
In this second try – how long do you think they lasted?
Remember – they had just swum until failure only a few short minutes ago…
How long do you think?
Another 15 minutes?
10 minutes?
5 minutes?
No!
60 hours!
That’s not an error.
That’s right! 60 hours of swimming.
The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.
All our fatigue, low mood, poor concentration, overwork-burnout are all just our Mental Phenomenons. We lose the battle not because our enemy is strong nor because we are weak. It is we lose the confidence inside our mind. We start believing that ‘we are far behind the goal’, ‘howsoever efforts we make we are not going to win’.
The only antidote to negative thoughts is HOPE. Try to believe a Miracle is going to happen in your life in 2021. The circle of Karma is going to be traversed fully. All your sincere efforts will be rewarded by the existential force. Your parents’ blessings will take you to the podium of success. All your strugglings, sacrifices, and dedication happened for this exam will get a logical conclusion. Most importantly, you will evolve as a mature, more responsible and a learned person in the year 2021.
Hope for the Miracle. Keep swimming till the end.
Wish you a Happy New Year 2021.❤️
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Women are embodiment of all the virtues on the Earth..💐🌹
“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”– Margaret Thatcher
As usual, there is a great woman behind every successful person.
You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.
Women are the real architects of society.
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform."
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.
Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.
“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.”– Elizabeth Cady
“Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.”– Rosalind Russell
“Be a strong woman. So your daughter will have a role model and your son will know what to look for in a woman when he’s a man.”
“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.”
The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.🌺🌼🏵️🌹
“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”– Margaret Thatcher
As usual, there is a great woman behind every successful person.
You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.
Women are the real architects of society.
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform."
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.
Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.
“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.”– Elizabeth Cady
“Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.”– Rosalind Russell
“Be a strong woman. So your daughter will have a role model and your son will know what to look for in a woman when he’s a man.”
“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.”
The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.🌺🌼🏵️🌹