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extraordinary work connected to various Themes, has provided
VII. Evolution of PDI:
a huge fillip to the LSDGs and PRIs. The MoPR through its
Different line Departments operating at the Panchayats level are
scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is also
in control of large primary and secondary data sets collected
revamping the capacity building and training of the PRIs
over time under various schemes and programmes. These
towards LSDGs. It is also steering the Panchayat Development
pertain to various development sectors and analyzing them
Plans, particularly the GPDP towards LSDGs, revamping the
conjointly will lead to improved assessment of their overall
present incentivization of Panchayats based on the outcomes of
development and can enable the Panchayats to develop local
their actions on LSDGs for motivating and advancing the cause
vision, goals and action points for delivery with good
of Panchayat development in tune with SDGs, bringing
governance. With the focus on the attainment of SDGs and
effective participation in the developmental process.
thinking villages as major partner in the cause, the Local
VI. Constraints in measurement of Panchayat Indicator Framework (LIF), a set of indicators designed to
help local governments track and measure progress towards
performance:
the SDGs, has been developed for the PDI construction and
The Central and State Finance Commissions are repeatedly
monitoring thereafter, for evidence-based planning and policy
pointing out that they are not being provided with financial
by governments – state and central.
data of Panchayats and as a result it is difficult to assess the
resource gap at local level. Accordingly, an urgent need is felt Without compromising the ethos of co-operative federalism in
to start building reliable financial databases in Panchayats India, the spirit of competitive federalism, imbibed and duly
connected to development status, measurements of progress at promoted by the NITI Aayog in the sphere of SDGs has
GP level for planning as well as for improving governance
system.

With the focus on poverty reduction, food security, health for
all, quality basic services for ease of living, quality education,
gender equality, access to safe & adequate drinking water and
sanitation and employment generation, climate action,
protecting local ecosystems, SDGs are intertwined connected to
the local issues, local goals and action points for sustained
development in rural areas.
The GPDP currently suffers from lack of information on the
Resource Envelope of Central and State Government
programmes planned for implementation in the GP area, lack
of data for planning, monitoring of outcomes. Undoubtedly
the GPs come up with a long list of works in the GPDP, with a
heavy bent on infrastructure, with little reflection on various
socio-economic and environmental aspects that are integral to
their overall status on the development scale. The lack of
requisite information is therefore leading to lopsided
development even within a Panchayat.

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