: About 50% Gram Panchayats yet to prepare Development Plan for current financial year #IndiaNEWS #Todays story Non-cooperation of bureaucrats being held responsible *Representatives allege lack of

About 50% Gram Panchayats yet to prepare Development Plan for current financial year #IndiaNEWS #Todays story
Non-cooperation of bureaucrats being held responsible
*Representatives allege lack of clarity on several aspects
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Dec 27: About 50% Gram Panchayats in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have yet not prepared the Development Plan for the current financial year, which is about to end in next three months, mainly because of lack of cooperation from the Rural Development Department and absence of clarity on several important aspects.
As per the Panchayati Raj Act, every Panchayat is required to prepare the plan for the development of Halqa in consultation with Halqa Majlis for timely submission to the Block Development Council for consolidation and then the Block Development Council is supposed to place the same before the District Development Council for approval and subsequent release of funds by the Government.
As per the data of Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as against total 4291 Panchayats in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, only 2013 have prepared and uploaded the Gram Panchayat Development Plan for the Financial Year 2021-22 as on December 16, 2021 while as the same from remaining Panchayats is awaited.
“The inordinate delay in the preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan is notwithstanding the fact that Union Ministry is continuously directing the Governments of States and Union Territories for taking initiatives to bring improvement in the exercise of planning at Gram Panchayat level based on the feedbacks received in the preparation and implementation of plans to make it more comprehensive, inclusive and holistic�?, official sources told EXCELSIOR.
The Union Ministry data has further projected the dismal scenario vis-à-vis total number of activities planned for the villages and number of activities completed during the current financial year in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
“In the absence of Gram Panchayat Development Plan in respect of about 50% Panchayats how the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will transform the developmental profile of the rural areas remains a million dollar question�?, sources said, adding “the inordinate delay in the preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans is being attributed to lack of support from the field functionaries of the Rural Development Department and lack of clarity on several important aspects from the Government�?.
“Further, in the absence of Gram Panchayat Development Plans in respect of about 50% Panchayats there are remote chances of the utilization of funds being released by the Union Government�?, sources further said, adding “it is really a matter of serious concern that while Union Government is laying thrust on execution of works strictly as per the approved Gram Panchayat Development Plans the document has not been prepared in respect of such a large number of Panchayats�?.

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