Sarpanches should help usher in cashless village economy, says Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
Sarpanches and Panchayat Secretaries from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat were taking part in a three-day training programme on capacity-building and sharing of best practices.
In the wake of the de-monetisation of old highest value currencies of rupees 500 and 1000, the minister urged the Sarpanches to usher in a cashless village economy by ensuring maximum participation of the common man.
He said that the NDA government is committed to transparency, honesty and good governance and the Prime Minister is willing to work shoulder to shoulder with the elected representatives of Panchayat bodies.
The Minister said that in the 14th Finance Commission, more than rupees two lakh crore were allotted to the Panchayats, wherein in the 13th Finance Commission the amount was Rs 65, 000 crore only for five years.
Minister of State for Panchayti Raj Parshottam Rupala said that the NDA government is committed to the welfare of the poor and the villages and the de-monetisation scheme announced by the government will go a long way in achieving this goal.
He called upon the Sarpanches to help the local administration for registration of property and proper record keeping to eradicate corruption.
Earlier, Tomar urged the Sarpanches to take social responsibilities like universal education, immunization, building of toilets, besides undertaking the routine developmental works.
In his address, Secretary, Panchayati Raj Ministry, J.S.Mathur said, "Panchayati Raj Institutions are the main pillars of governance and it is our endeavour to provide more strength to them."
He said that training is an important component in running the local administration but more than that sharing of best practices of successful Gram Panchayats will help in socio-economic transformation of the village economy.
Three best short films on model panchayats out of 400 people sourced films were awarded by Tomar on the occasion.
The minister also felicitated the best Sarpanches for the innovative and good work done by them in their village panchayats.
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