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( such as surveys and systems to capture local situation as for negotiate and work on broader and more areas than being
example daily availability of water etc. in houses / public limited to those falling directly under schemes, and will be
buildings etc.), that provide the necessary data to the GPs, so drawn to social sectors, economic support services and not
that the LIF becomes also a tool in the hands of the Panchayats focus only on infrastructure. Annexure-I, Table-16 gives the
to see their progress in all the Indicators chosen to be worked on correlation of the 29 subjects to the Themes and LIF.
covered in the Plan (GPDP), make modifications, add activities,
and be involved in a continuous manner as is needed to ensure LIF and Sankalp
effective outcomes. Annexure-I, Table-17 provides the The MoPR had asked all GPs to take Sankalp to focus action on
Indicators from LIF covered in the GPDP. As at the time of 3 Themes. The All-India position of the Sankalp taken by the
discussions for the Report, the values of the Indicators in the GPs is in the Table below: Total number of GPs/VCs in India:
LIF were yet to be presented to the GPs. The recommended 2.69 Lakhs. Each GP was asked to choose 2 Sankalps out of
mechanism of data collection from GPs, as has been done for 9 Themes.
Maharashtra’s 30 GPs as part of the Report, can be taken along This gives a picture of the attention that is being given to
with all the administrative data that can be obtained through different Themes. It is very heartening to see the importance to
API or collected by the GP and shared by the data owner, for the red flagged issue of Climate Change with the emphasis to
the purpose of the GPDP for the Panchayat. Clean and Green, the highest with 21.87%, next highest being

The GPDP being fundamental and essential for planning by Water sufficient village at 20.76%, which clearly are reflective
GPs, it should be fully correlated with the framework of local Table 3.2: The All-India position of
Indicators (LIF) and considered as a primary step for achieving the Sankalp taken by the GPs
the vision in the Themes as envisaged and therefore efforts
Theme Theme Number of National
should be made both systemically, with developing the GPs taken Average
No. Name
necessary technology for it, as well as the capacity building and Sankalp (%)
People’s Plan Campaign, leading to the plan formulated in Poverty Free and
Enhanced
GPDP being in consonance with the indicators and targets to be 1 82940 14.82
Livelihoods
achieved. Village
2 Healthy Village 100506 17.97
The GPDP being fundamental and essential for Child-Friendly
planning by GPs, it should be fully correlated 3 Village 66973 11.97
with the framework of local Indicators (LIF) Water Sufficient
4 116128 20.76
Village
Clean and Green
LIF and 29 Subjects 5 Village 122371 21.87
The framework of LIF, with Targets and Themes has also been
Village with
correlated to cover the 29 subjects devolved to Panchayats, and 6 Self-sufficient 33560 6.00
it is seen that the LIF is very meaningful to GPs in its coverage Infrastructure
of the subjects thereunder, their roles and responsibilities as the Socially Just &
local self-government. In as much as the actual devolution is 7 Socially Secured 12237 2.18
Village
different from the intention of the Constitutional amendment,
Village with Good
and also varies from State to State, we cannot use the measure 8 20096 3.59
Governance
from the LIF directly to assess the work of the Panchayat on
Women Friendly
constitutional responsibility delivered. However, the fact that 9 Village 4481 0.80
the LIF covers all the 29 subjects and the scores draw attention Data source: As per Vibrant Gram Sabha Portal
to areas for improvement, the GPs will be in better position to 27 April 2023

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