Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister Sh. Krishan Lal Panwar said the state government has taken a revolutionary step towards making the panchayats financially strong and self-reliant and has transferred one percent of the total revenue received from stamp duty to the Panchayati Raj institutions.
This decision is giving more autonomy to the Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads by making them financially strong, and conducting development works at their level. He informed that under the leadership of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, the state government is working on a concrete strategy to realize the dreams of rural India, and this decision is a historic initiative in that direction.
He said out of this stamp duty, 0.5 percent was transferred to the Gram Panchayat, 0.25 percent to the Panchayat Samiti and 0.25 percent to the Zila Parishad. He informed that under this scheme, an amount of Rs 572.42 crore has been transferred to Panchayati Raj institutions. Out of these, Rs 288.16 crore was given to 5388 Gram Panchayats of the state, Rs 144.08 crore to 142 Panchayat Samitis and Rs 140.18 crore to 22 Zila Parishads.
Panchayats will get more rights in development works
The Panchayat Minister informed that this will give more autonomy and speed to Panchayati Raj institutions in planning development works, implementing them and using resources as per priority. He also said that even before this, the government had formed inter-district councils and provided the facility of fund transfer to the panchayats, so that they can run the works of various departments independently.
Strong panchayats are the foundation of a prosperous Haryana
Sh. Panwar said this scheme is a part of the vision of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, which is aimed at making village panchayats a strong pillar of the government. He said on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, the panchayats of the state were given the gift of development projects worth Rs 368 crore.
Our goal is clear – every panchayat should be empowered, every village should develop and Haryana should touch new heights of prosperity.
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