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b) Mobilize Resources: Mobilizing resources like OSR. a) Conduct a Needs Assessment: A needs
Government grants, CSR funding and community assessment through surveys, interviews, and
contributions. consultation give the status of infrastructure and
help identifying the gaps.
c) Build Roads and Bridges: Roads and bridges
improve connectivity to transport local produce to b) Review Local Development Plans: Reviewing
markets, improve access to education, healthcare, and local development plans by examining the plans
promote tourism. and policies of GPs provide insights into the
infrastructure requirements
d) Improve Water Supply and Sanitation: Improving
water supply and sanitation ensure health and well-being c) Consider Local Economic Activities: Local
of the villagers. economic activities provide insights into the
infrastructure requirements of villages. Ex: if
e) Develop Healthcare and Education: PHCs & schools
agriculture is the primary economic activity then
are to improve quality of life in villages.
the infrastructure requirements will include
f) Promote Renewable Energy: Promoting renewable irrigation, storage facilities, and transportation.
energy sources such as solar power can improve access
d) Analyze the Demographics of the Village:
to electricity in villages,
Analyzing the demographics of the village can
g) Encourage Community Participation: Involvement provide insights into the infrastructure requirements
of community in the planning and implementation of of the village. For example, if the village has a large
infrastructure ensure that they are tailored to the specific number of school-going children, then the
needs of the community infrastructure requirements will include schools and

h) Grievance redressal mechanisms: Grievance playgrounds.
redressal mechanisms can help to address issues and e) Allocate resources: Once the interventions have
complaints related to program implementation. This can been identified, resources need to be allocated to
involve setting up hotlines, complaint boxes, or other implement them. This can involve identifying
channels for beneficiaries to report grievances or seek funding sources and developing a budget for the
assistance. GPDP.

i) Performance-based incentives: Performance-based f) Develop an implementation plan: An
incentives can help to motivate program staff and implementation plan can help to ensure that the
service providers to ensure effective program interventions are implemented effectively and
implementation. This can involve setting up incentives efficiently. This can involve developing a timeline,
for achieving program targets or for providing high- identifying responsible parties, and setting up
quality services to beneficiaries. systems for monitoring and evaluation.
Connect to GPDP g) Mobilize community participation: Community

The formulation of a Gram Panchayat Development Plan participation is essential for the success of the
GPDP. This can involve engaging community
(GPDP) is a crucial step in promoting social security and
social justice at the village level in India. Here are some members in the planning and implementation
steps that can be followed to formulate a GPDP for self process, as well as setting up structures for
sufficient infrastructure in villages community participation in decision-making and
program oversight

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Theme 6: Village with Self Sufficient Infrastructure