Uttarakhand

• 21 Apr 2022

HC Semwal became the chairman of the revised National Village Swaraj Abhiyan Committee

Why In News?

Recently, the Government of India has appointed Uttarakhand's Women and Child Development Secretary, H.C. Semwal as the chairman of the committee constituted to reconsider the implementation framework of the Revised Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).

Key Points

• The committee will prepare the revised RGSA's implementation framework taking into account the experiences of RGSA applicable from 2018-19 to 2021-22 and changes in line with the revised RGSA and submit the revised roadmap within 15 days.
• It may be mentioned that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of the Revised Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan' (RGSA) for implementation during the period from 1st April, 2022 to 31st March, 2026. The scheme will now end with the period of the 15^th Finance Commission report.
• RGSA was first approved by the Union Cabinet in the year 2018 for the period from the year 2018-19 to the year 2021-22. The objective of this scheme is to develop the governance capabilities of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
• It is being implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.