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While 100 sounds a good starting number, given the 2030 must be done for really addressing all aspects of development
Agenda being just 7 years away and total number of Indicators on the village, and the wealth of data and clarity of needs in the
at 577, it would be best to have a couple of consultative GP is only just coming to be understood.
workshops with GPs, to arrive at a good progressive timeline.
Depending on how the States respond and apply the framework
Response of GPs would be a factor of capacity building,
of indicators in the State, Mandatory indicators may well be
providing them with the tools using technology and
including the group of State priority indicators, as the State may
strengthening the PRIs ecosystem for their active involvement
extend its support for it as well as communicate it in its various
and participation. Assessments based on Mandatory Indicators
interventions. In particular on Priority and Mandatory
is for further working by MoPR with understanding how the
Indicators, if the involvement and role of State and State
PDI gets crystallized in its use.
Government Departments is quite high, the outcomes would be
It is worth mentioning here that the GPs had not only found all very high, as the choice has been made by them in the funding
indicators relevant, but wanted to add more, during the patterns and Schemes, in particular the Flagship schemes and
interaction in YASHADA, Pune in June 2022 by the well connected to also the National priorities and targets to be
Committee. Further, from the Panchayats that came forward for achieved. It would be even higher if the State recognizes the
data collection for the PDI for the Report, experience of it role and purpose of participation of the PRIs, GPs, in particular,
shared by a GP President in Maharashtra, was that this has and supports them in their choice of priority indicators, and
given the information that there is so much more that can and achievement of selected mandatory indicators.

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