Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government
has launched a new scheme for strengthening the gram
panchayats and upgrade the skill and capacity building of
functionaries of Panchayati Raj institutions.
An outlay of Rs 10 crore has been made for the scheme
'Net Fresh Additional Resource Mobilisation' during current
financial year, officials said today.
Under this scheme, for every additional rupee generated
by the panchayat over its existing income, the concerned
panchayat will be entitled to get an equal amount from this
incentive fund, they added.
In addition to this, incentive would also be given for
raising resources for sanitation, liquid and solid waste
management and street lighting.
To ensure smooth functioning of these institutions, the
state government has decided to post either a panchayat
sahayak or panchayat secretary in every gram panchayat.
225 new posts of panchayat sahayaks have been created
out of which 95 sahayaks have been appointed and process for
filling up remaining posts is underway.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, December 06, 2009, 18:22