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     Panchayat Raj Commissionerate has been established under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department to oversee the on-going process of decentralisation and local governance through Panchayat Raj Institutions in all districts, taluks and villages (Gramas) of Karnataka.

 

     With the passage of 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India in 1993 and introduction of three-tier system of the Panchayat Raj Institutions, the Zilla Panchayats at the district level, Taluk Panchayat at the taluk level and Gram Panchayat, the administration of the respective Panchayat Raj Institutions operating on the concept of funds, functions and functionaries is in place.

 

     Panchayat Raj Commissionerate in co-ordination with allied agencies and departments under the RD & PR Department is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 and amendments to achieve democratic decentralisation.  Karnataka Panchayat Raj Commissionerate (KPRC), coordinates the process of the establishment of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) under the above legislation and monitors their functioning in order to ensure that Panchayat Raj Institutions in the State function as viable and vibrant institutions of Local Self Government.

 

     The department owns and manages Panchatantra 2.0, a Digital Platform for Governance in Panchayat Raj Institutions. It is envisioned as a comprehensive holistic platform to strengthen the administration of Gram Panchayats and ensure transparency.    

 

Vision:

     To attain decentralised and participatory local self-government through Panchayat Raj Institutions.

 

Mission:

  • Empowering rural population to participate in rural development programmes for improving their quality of life.

  • Providing opportunities for socio-economic growth for poor people in rural areas.

  • Providing accountable and efficient functioning of Panchayath Raj Institutions.

  • Empowerment, enablement and accountability of Panchayat Raj Institutions to ensure inclusive development with social justice and efficient delivery of services.

  • To reach out to the rural population through a Digital Platform viz Panchatantra 2.0 which envisages digitisation and monitoring of all key functions and operations of Gram Panchayats to ensure transparency with proper checks and balances.

Objectives:

  • To empower PRIs to become efficient, accountable, and responsive

  • To improve capacity building for the elected representatives and executives of the Panchayath Raj Institutions

  • To improve the quality of service-delivery of the Grama Panchayats as one of the priorities in the local areas and effective management of public resources with inclusion special groups.

  • To develop vibrant village communities with an in depth and sustainable knowledge of integrated rural development.

  • To ensure time bound goal setting and planning for a period of 5 years as per the needs of the rural people through a concept called “Perspective Planning”.

  • To remove barriers in development of basic amenities.

  • To ensure transparency in administration.

  • Strengthening decentralization through advocacy, capacity building, providing professional and technical support and promote cross learning among PRIs within and outside the state.

  • Facilitate local planning for economic and social justice through participatory planning and other appropriate tool kits.

  • Facilitate convergence of efforts at Grama Panchayats as focal point for ensuring optimum use and management of resources allocated under 27 departments in the state and Government of India for various programs for the development of rural areas.

  • Coordinate and collaborate with all line departments handling 29 different areas which devolve to rural local bodies as per 11thschedule incorporated by the 73rd amendment in 1992 for ensuring effective service delivery through convergence.

  • To develop partnerships with network of professionals, institutions, civil society organizations and enterprises to further accelerate the transformation of rural areas.

  • To facilitate inclusion and convergence of ‘Self Help Groups’ with women participation in PRIs is mooted for women empowerment.  

  • Effective redressal of public grievances.

  • Improving financial health of GPs through effective utilization of allocated funds and enhancing own sources of revenue through the GPs.

  • To ensure maximum property tax collection through Panchatantra 2.0 minimising human intervention.

  • Establishment of Libraries in all Gram Panchayats to cater to the needs of students and public.

  • To establish “Beacon Libraries” in Gram Panchayats with braille scripts and audio books for visually challenged, hearing impaired and differently abled population.

  • To reach out to youth and students in particular and rural populace at large to enable informal skilling and learning process through “Grama Digi Vikasana”.

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Last Updated: 15-09-2023 11:03 AM Updated By: Admin


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