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GP spending on actions connected to this Theme is put as the Toilets, IHHL, would be relevant. These indicators connect to
41st Indicator. health and poverty. A GP rather than looking just at the
numbers of toilets, looking at the impact they have would be
Certain indicators are seen as Common Indicators, that apply to
better placed to not only work towards achieving the specific
all Panchayats and certain are seen as common in specific
indicator, but also look at related indicators in Themes
geographic and economic conditions. For hilly areas, 2 specially
2-(Healthy Village), and 1-(Poverty Free and Enhanced
applicable indicators are there, on trees in barren slopes, and
Livelihoods Village). Further, environment and waste water
water bodies in hilly areas. These do not apply to other GPs,
management, agriculture waste and what the GP role is and
where such ground conditions of hilly slopes do not exist. There
what schemes they can access, such as JJM, SBM, and
are 2 common indicators applicable to coastal areas relating to
Agriculture schemes, can get correlated for them.
Fish Farmers Producer Organisations and Assistance received
and 2 where agriculture is practiced-organic farming, and use of Resources and Stakeholders
nitrogenous fertilisers. Common Indicators, applicable to all
GPs come to 35, and these find resonance with the National and
global perspectives. The LIF is in Annexure-I, Table 2 and
identified as common to all or to specifically placed GPs, are
listed in the LIF in Annexure-I, Table 9.

The Priority Indicators are based on the choice of the
Panchayat. A State may choose priorities under this Theme,
such as Disaster Risk Reduction, combating desertification,
there may be district priorities and GP can prioritize for itself.
Perhaps a GP may choose to have clean energy in the Panchayat The stakeholders of theme 5, besides local residents include
or protect its water bodies and check groundwater pollution. Ministry/Departmental functionaries of Drinking Water and
Efforts are to be made in Capacity building to draw the GPs to Sanitation, New & Renewable Energy, Environment, Forest &
work on this, considering the looming impact of Climate Climate Change, Rural Development, Land Resources,
change. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Panchayati Raj

among others. Within the GP, key role has been given to the
Interpretation of Indicators & Target Values
Swachhata Doot, and the Village Health, Sanitation and
Nutrition Committee, as per design of the flagship Scheme,
SBM, as well as NHM and Poshan Abhiyaan. In the process of
planning, implementation and working on the related indicators,
this Committee can be made responsible in the GP. The role of
farmers in the village, perhaps through the WUA in the village,
or Members of the FPO, of fishers in the GP through the FFPO,
or their traditional structures, can be involved in the connected
With The indicators would be easy to understand if they are indicators. In addition, if non-Governmental organizations,
grouped for the GP as related to Energy, Environment, Climate, College students, Youth Organizations such as Nehru Yuvak
Disaster, Poverty, Health. Taking Environment for instance, the Kendra volunteers etc. who are involved in the task of
target “Provide access to Sanitation in the villages,” and facilitating the Gram Panchayat to become a 'Clean and Green
indicators thereunder connected to Community Toilets, Public

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