Bonanza to Panchayat

Dear All

Read the following....

13th Finance Commission puts money in the hands of local governments.......

Panchayats and municipal bodies will now have three times more money to spend—at their own will. The 13th Finance Commission has pushed for greater autonomy for local governments by vesting spending power in their hands instead of the state, while increasing their non-plan expenditure...............
..................... it sounds the down the line line that PRIs are going to play key in its development............

Empowerment of Panchayat Raj Institutes (PRIs)is the right and most needy approach. But in the present system, it may not yield desired results. The process may not be effective when there is no support or control from the State Government. The entire System needs to be re-structured when we are looking for the empowerment of PRIs.

The present "Bonanza for Panchayat" is the example of non-participative approach and thus creating confusion among the authorities, policy makers, target groups and other stakeholders and thus stands at X - Roads. The need of the hour is to look for the problem solving solution and in the present situation, look for the need based participatory approaches / strategies before announcing the Bonanza which are most of popular based rather than need based.

In addition, participation of the target groups at all levels as the managers of their development rather than the passive receivers certainly yields a effective results with sustainability and quality.

Hope to have more need based strategies / approaches / schemes / projects for sustainable development......

Looking forward...