RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

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Context - The Union Government has approved the continuation of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) from April 2022 to March 2026.

Details

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the continuation of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026.

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

• Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) was launched on 24th April 2018 as an umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to develop and strengthen the Panchayati Raj System across India in the rural areas.
• Focus area:
  • Basic orientation training for the Elected Representatives (ERs) of Panchayats, within 6 months of their election.
  • Capacity Building of ERs with Priority to Aspirational Districts and Mission Antyodaya clusters.
  • Strengthening of the Panchayat – SHG partnership.
  • Gram Panchayat infrastructure.
  • Use of IT for distance learning & for e-Enablement of Panchayats.
  • Institutional support for innovations.
  • To promote the provision of adequate manpower at the GP level & to provide support for technical manpower.
  • To facilitate Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), Public Finance Management System (PFMS), use and Geo-tagging of assets in Gram Panchayats.

Significance of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

• It will help more than 2.80 lakh Rural Local Bodies across the country to develop governance capabilities to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals through inclusive local governance with a focus on optimum utilisation of available resources.
• The key objectives of the Abhiyan:
  • Poverty free and enhanced livelihood in villages.
  • Healthy Village.
  • Child-Friendly Village.
  • Water Sufficient Village.
  • Clean and Green Village.
  • Self-Sufficient Infrastructure in Village.
  • Socially Secured Village.
  • Village with Good Governance.
  • Engendered Development in Village.
• Strengthening Panchayats will promote equity and inclusiveness, along with Social Justice and economic development of the community.
• The use of e-governance will help achieve improved service delivery and transparency.
• It will strengthen Gram Sabha to function as an influential institution with the social inclusion of citizens particularly the vulnerable groups.
• Strengthen the institutional structure for capacity building of PRIs at the national, state and district level with adequate human resources and infrastructure.

Step by the Government to promote rural development 

• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojna
  • It is a placement linked skill development scheme for rural poor youth.
• Swachchh Bharat Mission
  • To provide access to every person to sanitation facilities including toilets, solid and liquid waste disposal systems, village cleanliness and safe and adequate drinking water supply.
• Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna
  • Each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility for developing physical and institutional infrastructure in selected villages.
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
  • Provide ‘right to work' to the people falling Below Poverty Line.
  • It guarantees 100 days of employment in a year to the village people.
  • 50 workers should be women.
• National Rural Livelihood Mission
  • Under this scheme, the government provides loans up to 3 lakh rupees at the rate of 7% which could be lowered to 4% on the timely repayment.
• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna
  • To provide all-weather road connectivity to the rural areas whose population is more than 500 persons and in terms of hilly areas, it is 250 persons.
• Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY)
  • The scheme provides food grains to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families at a very subsidized rate.
  • A total of 35 kg of food grains is provided to a family. Rice is provided at the rate of Rs. 3/kg and wheat at 2 Rs.2/kg.
• National Rural Health Mission
  • To provide accessible, affordable and accountable quality health services even to the poorest households in the remotest rural regions.
• Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna
  • Under this scheme, one member of the family is covered.
  • The premium of Rs. 200 per person per annum is shared by the state and central governments.
  • The insured person need not pay any premium if his/her age is between 18 years to 59
• Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
  • Its main aim is to make free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6 to 14, a fundamental right.
  • The right to education is related to the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India.

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