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panchayat level. This brought closer two of the primary to build the institutional capacity of the elected representatives
responsibilities - building up the capacity of Rural Local Body & functionaries to deliver Sustainable Development Goals
(RLB) employees and making better use of technology to better (SDGs). RGSA also looks to strengthening Self Help Groups
deliver the responsibilities in local governance, including (SHGs)-PRIs convergence to ensure effective community
achieving LSDGs for the GPs. mobilisation and greater public ownership for development in
the village. RGSA emphasizes to leverage the use of
The revamped RGSA has been launched as an umbrella scheme
e-governance and technology driven solutions at Panchayat
with five main components in the year 2022. The goal of the
level to attain administrative efficiency, improved service
scheme is to develop and strengthen the capacities of
delivery, and greater accountability.
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for rural local governance
and become more responsive towards the needs of local National Panchayat Awards
development. This will be accomplished by preparing
Under the revamped RGSA, MoPR has been incentivizing best
participatory plans that leverage technology and efficiently
performing Panchayats through National Panchayat Awards by
utilise e-governance solutions for the purpose of realising
assessing their performance in the attainment of the SDGs by
sustainable solutions to local problems that are linked to promoting competitive spirit amongst them and catalysing the
Localisation of Sustainable Development (LSDGs), and
process of Localization of Sustainable Development Goals
empower Panchayats in local self-government.
(LSDGs) by 2030. Awards at the National level will be given to
Thus, the 5 main central components of the RGSA scheme are Gram, Block and District Panchayats for individual theme- wise
as follows:
performance as well as aggregate performance under all themes.

Structure of National Panchayats Award under
Components of RGSA, as per framework for implementation revamped RGSA
of CSS of Revamped RGSA, 2022
In order to enable the PRIs to implement the RGSA in a
The total budget outlay for the scheme in FY 22-23 is Rs. 894.8
meaningful, concerted and result oriented manner, a framework
Cr. The sharing pattern for the State component is in the ration
for implementation of RGSA has been prepared and shared with
60:40 except for hilly and North-Eastern States where Central
the States, which they refer to while creating their annual action
and State share is in the ratio of 90:10. For all Union Territories,
plans for approval and fund release.
the Central share is 100%.
Under RGSA, financial assistance is also extended to academic
The scheme has programmatic focus for phased saturation mode
institutions having specialized experience in research and
on ensuring basic orientation training for the Elected
evaluation in the rural development sector and to carry out
Representatives of Panchayats, within six months of their
action research on various aspects of Panchayati Raj for
election and refresher trainings within 2 years. The scheme aims
evidence driven policy formulation.

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PDI Committee Report - 2023: Policy Efforts by MoPR to strengthen PRIs