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Action points for maintaining Panchayat Level Data Panchayats for use in planning. This will not only save the
costs of data collection, but also help in cross-checking its
base:
accuracy and reliability.
The following recommendations are made for maintaining
Panchayat Level Datasets including PDI on Open Government  For formulating local plans, multiple sets of data
Data (OGD) Platform collections formats have been communicated. The format
prescribed under GPDP, Rural Area Development Plan
 The entire planning exercise requires collection and
Formulation and Implementation (RADPFI) and Saansad
maintenance of datasets. For evidence-based planning, each
Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) vary substantially. Further
Gram Panchayat has to invariably maintain village level
each State has brought out its own formats. The data
statistics to have a continuous flow of data. Maintaining
collected in these data formats needs to be made accessible
database including PDI is an important aspect of Panchayat
to Panchayats. This would not only enable GPs to look at
governance
any incongruence in the same data point under different
 Every State may designate one nodal Officer at each Block data portals and formats, but also access the relevant data
to coordinate with Gram Panchayats and line department for its planning on LSDGs achievements.
functionaries for creation and regular updation of village
 The “Bhuvan Panchayat Portal”
level database. The most suited would be the Officer from
(https://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/) provides GIS data relating to
the State Department of Economics and Statistics. The
Panchayat boundaries, soil information, groundwater
manpower support given by MoPR to States from State to
potential, forest and watershed boundary and the geo-
sub-district level, need to be engaged on this also. The
tagged assets of the Panchayats. The use of this data along
State and District Committees that have been formed for
with other relevant data on GIS, while developing the
SDGs or LSDGs role in ensuring this data collection,
village level digitized maps showing data on required
sharing etc would be necessary.
variables and supply to Panchayat for providing tools for
 The line departments need to segregate village level data spatial planning.
available with them and share with concerned Gram

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