50 panchayats of Jharkhand will become Model

• 15 May 2023

Why in News?

According to the information received from the media on 14 May 2023, the Panchayati Raj Department of the state has prepared a draft to make 50 panchayats of Jharkhand a model.

Key Points:

• The Panchayati Raj Department of the Jharkhand Government will enter into an MoU with the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (Keela) to make these Panchayats a model.
• Panchayati Raj Department will also take the cooperation of Jharkhand Civil Society (CSO) in this work.
• It is worth mentioning that Keela also gives ISO certificates to the panchayats. The central government has authorized Keela for this.
• Apart from this, courses and modules will also be designed by Keela for the training of public representatives of Panchayati Raj.
• The primary facilities of the Panchayats will be assessed. Keela will take information about data collection, water facilities, health facility and facilities available in Anganwadi centres. Will give information about its improvement measures.
• Workshops, seminars and faculty development programs will be organized jointly for capacity development. Exposure visits of selected public representatives and officers will be made. Cooperation will be done in Panchayats in the fields of water conservation, livelihood, education, health and social security etc.
• Information about the use of resources available in Kerala on the environment, social, and economic facilities and technology will be given to the local public representatives.
• Keela takes 30 thousand rupees to prepare panchayats to get an ISO certificate. This certificate remains valid for three years. In this, the entire system of Panchayats is rectified. Services available in Panchayats are strengthened. Office maintenance is corrected. The system of maintenance of files and other items is fixed.
• In the first phase, 50 panchayats are being marked for getting ISO certificates. In this, such panchayats are selected, where the chief or his system is active. For this, cooperation has also been requested from the CSO. Its number will be increased in the second phase. Keela's cooperation will be taken into this.
• It is worth mentioning that the MLAs of Jharkhand & the members of the CSO Forum had recently visited Kerala and got information about the Panchayati Raj system there.