Matribhumi Samachar English
Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel will inaugurate National Workshop on People’s Plan Campaign 2024 – Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas Abhiyan tomorrow (30th September, 2024) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organizing a National Workshop on 30th September, 2024 on People’s Plan Campaign–2024 (Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas) being launched nationwide on 2nd October 2024 to mark the beginning of annual exercise for preparation of Development Plans in Panchayats at all three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
Union Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh’s video message will be screened during the inaugural session of the National Workshop to emphasize the need for wholehearted support and active engagement from Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and stakeholders in the participatory process of Panchayat Development Plans, an annual initiative focused on the holistic development of Panchayats and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, embodying the true spirit of ‘Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas’. Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh and Additional Secretary & Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation Shri Chandra Bhushan Kumar will also be present on the occasion.
The Booklet on People’s Plan Campaign (2024–25) for Preparation of Panchayat Development Plans for Financial Year (2025–26) and Annual Action Plan 2024–25 Report of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) will be released on this occasion. The Hindi version of the website of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj will also be launched.
This workshop is aimed at orienting the officials, Elected Representatives, faculties/ trainers of Panchayat Raj and other stakeholders of Panchayats about strategies, approaches and roadmap regarding the preparation and uploading of Panchayat Development Plans. The best practices of few States will also be presented during the workshop, for cross learnings and replication/ adoption by other States/UTs.
It is expected that around 400 participants from Union Ministries/ Departments, States/UTs, State Panchayati Raj Department, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), State Institutes of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, District and Block level officials, Elected Representatives of three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions will be attending the said workshop. The Ministry in collaboration with the Team of National Rural Livelihood Mission of Ministry of Rural Development and States/UTs has also been giving continuous thrust to the integration of plan for livelihood generation and roping in the Self Help Groups in the States/UTs for the same. Approaches towards integration of Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) into GPDP and the role of SHGs will also be discussed in detail.
The National Workshop will witness all the stakeholders working towards planning for development in Panchayats. Ministry of Panchayati Raj is also coordinating with the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) for leveraging the network of services developed under Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission, and the officials of DDWS will enlighten the participants for effective and judicious use of tied grants under FFC towards this end and improving the public service delivery at the grassroots.
In coordination with the States/UTs, Ministry of Panchayati Raj is making efforts to build capacity of the PRIs for using Gram Manchitra facility for planning at the Gram Panchayat level and to prepare village-wise plan in PESA Panchayats. Certain changes have been effected in the PRI Annual Planning portal i.e., eGramSwaraj for robust validation process for improving the quality of data related with the profile of the Panchayats. The workshop will be utilised for orientation of such changes and to sought suggestions for further improvements following the spirit of cooperative federalism. Ministry of Panchayati Raj has also taken some new initiatives such as collaboration with Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) wherein the students of Academic Institutes will provide handholding supports to the Panchayats in preparation of quality Panchayat Development Plan, it will also be a learning experience for the students.
Background
The People’s Plan Campaign known as “Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas” is a transformative nationwide initiative launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in 2018 for the preparation of participatory Panchayat Development Plans (PDP) for next financial year with voluntary involvement of Elected Representatives, Frontline workers of respective Line Departments, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Community Based Organization (CBOs) and other related Stakeholders. This campaign is a step towards aligning with the core principles of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas, ensuring participation of people in preparation of developmental plan of Panchayats.
The exercise for the preparation of Panchayat Development Plan is undertaken by the Panchayati Raj Institutions every year and the process usually start with the launch of People’s Plan Campaign by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 2nd of October through mandatory Gram Sabha. It is a campaign where the people’s forum i.e. Gram Sabha discuss felt needs and available resources of their Gram Panchayat followed by preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan for the coming financial year to carry out developmental works.
The Panchayat Planning process usually start with the mandatory Gram Sabha on 2nd October, wherein progress of the plan of current year, availability of resources for coming year, activities/ works to be incorporated in the Plan of coming year are discussed along with other issues. The activities / works to be incorporated in the Plan of coming year are prioritised and placed before Gram Sabha for the approval in subsequent meeting(s). The approved Gram Panchayat Development Plans are uploaded on eGramSwaraj, a unified works flow enabled portal for better transparency, accountability.
During the Campaign, the frontline workers of Line Departments are invited to present the details of their schemes and programmes, resource availability, beneficiaries, etc. in Gram Sabha. Hence, the campaign is also an effective tool for preparation of convergent Plan and to amplify the resource of Panchayats to address basic infrastructure needs and social development goals.
In a significant step towards holistic development, the campaign has been aligned with the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By localizing these goals, often referred to as Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs), the campaign ensures that development initiatives in rural areas across the country are in harmony with global objectives.
