Technical and budget training will be given to newly elected panchayat members, CM Dhami ordered

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday directed the officials to provide training on modern technology, financial management and governance to the newly elected village heads, area panchayat members and district panchayat members. During the meeting of the Panchayati Raj Department at the Secretariat, he emphasized that by 2047, everyone would have to make integrated efforts to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to make India a developed nation. A release states that the development of the state and the country is possible only with the development of villages. The Chief Minister directed to construct ‘Integrated Panchayat buildings’ in the state. These integrated panchayat buildings will have a system of sitting at the same place of Gram Panchayat Development Officer, Patwari, Asha etc. A roster should also be made to sit together. According to the release, this will provide all facilities to the people at one place.

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According to the release, CM Dhami said that budget planning should be further improved in gram panchayats, area panchayats and district panchayats. It should be ensured that all gram panchayats have a planned development. The Chief Minister directed the Panchayati Raj Department to assess the extent to which rural areas will be converted into urban areas in the next 15 years. This assessment will prove to be important towards the overall development of the state. Dhami said that villagers should be made aware to celebrate the foundation day of Gram Sabhas as a celebration. A regular calendar should be made for this. This foundation day can also be celebrated at the village level on fairs, union ceremonies, birth anniversary of enlightened people and other special days.

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CM Dhami stressed the need for integrated and balanced development in both the region and the district panchayat. It should be ensured that no region or individual is deprived of development schemes. The Chief Minister said that real time monitoring of all schemes at the panchayat level should be done. E-governance should be promoted in panchayats. The works of all panchayats should be audited and made available on the public portal. He emphasized that the opinion and participation of the general public in development works should be given priority. A certain time -bound outline should be prepared to file a complaint at each panchayat level and resolve it.