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of the need and concern. What the Sankalp also shows which is
quite sad is the lack of importance given to engendered
development in the Theme Women friendly Village with it
being in the bottom of the list at merely 0.80%, the next lowest
being the Theme of Socially Just and Socially Securedat 2.18%;
and if the 2 are taken together gives a dismal picture for
Leaving No One Behind. And the third lowest being a Village integrated the entire system for LSDGs achievement will be.
with Good Governance at 3.59%. And acknowledged is that MoPR may consider building this integration at the earliest.
Good governance is necessary for delivery of all Themes,
What the LIF aims to do is to ensure that there is a basis &
acknowledged is that development is not possible leaving out
direction for the GPs that can be an excellent guiding light for
50% of the population, and gender is central to the SDGs as is
the LSDGs that enable achieving the best possible levels of the
the principle of LNOB.
SDGs at the grassroots level. LIF is dynamic and can be
However, it is important to appreciate these choices, in the defined as per the need of the respective Panchayat, District and
context of - the Thematic scores that will come out on taking State. Goals and objectives of all departments working in rural
the process of data, LIF and PDI forward, the understanding of areas and projects/ schemes meant to serve rural population
the core need of the GPs, that the inter-thematic impact would should be aligned with the LIF, and act on the Joint Advisories
be reflected in the scores, and the GP may want to choose a signed by 26 Departments and 21 Ministries in April 2022, as
basket of indicators across themes, over and above the Sankalp, part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, symbolizing the
and perhaps it had to choose the top 3 and by no means was not commitment to the supporting the rural local bodies in this
considering working on the bottom 3, in the choice made. process.

These themes , targets and indicators are aspirational in nature,
LIF and National Panchayat Awards
relevant and place the global goals in the local agenda .They are
The MoPR has revised the National Panchayat Awards (NPA)
universally applicable, in line with national policies and
in line with the 9 Themes as well as added Special Category
priorities as well as taking into account local realities in a
awards, and while doing so has drawn on the LIF that was given
concise and easy to communicate manner. Most Targets and
in the Expert Group Report, that recommended LSDGs and
Indicators of the SDGs are to be achieved at the local level as
LIF. The correlation between the NPA and the LIF linked to the
they all are related to social and economic development, hence
PDI, has been done and is given in Annexure-I, Table-19. Total
concurrent with subjects devolved to the Panchayats. LIF
90 indicators are selected for measuring the performance of GPs
covers the 5Ps and embodies in it the essence of the declaration
across 9 themes including special categories under NPA. Out of
of the United Nations where all countries decided to embark on
which 64 indicators directly find place in the same Thematic
the journey for the better future for all, where no one is left
awards, while 26 indicators are included from other themes.
behind & no Gram Panchayat is left behind.
The NPA has other 9 questions that form part of the assessment.
The present level of correlation of LIF, GPDP and NPA is given
in Annexure-I, Table-20 and in the figure. The closer NPA is to
the LIF and the PDI, and the LIF to the GPDP, the more

The closer NPA is to the LIF and the PDI, and the
LIF to the GPDP, the more integrated the entire
system for LSDGs achievement will be.

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