Haryana Government launched “Haryana Gramin Vikas Yojna"

Haryana Government has launched a unified scheme“Haryana Gramin Vikas Yojna”by merging number of existing schemes for the holistic development of villages.

Facts :

• Haryana Government has implemented a new scheme namely Haryana Gramin Vikas Yojna under which development works could be carried out as per the needs and requirement of gram panchayats.
• A provision of Rs 500 crore has been made under the scheme for the current financial year 2018-19.
• Schemes namely Mukhya Mantri Anusuchit Jati Nirmal Basti Yojna, scheme for the pavements of streets and Chaupal Subsidy, meant for providing basic infrastructure facilities like paved streets with drains, electricity / water supply lines to BPL families, community buildings, community center, construction of chaupals and their repairs etc. in the villages have been merged into a single scheme and given the name of “Haryana Gramin Vikas Yojna”.
• The objective of the scheme is to improve overall quality of life in rural areas by providing basic infrastructure and up gradation of existing infrastructure like paved streets, proper drainage of waste water, construction/repair of community buildings/chaupals etc. by using proper mapping and IT based systems.
• Besides, upgradation of existing infrastructure in the villages having significant population of Schedule Castes will also be considered in this scheme. Under the scheme, any work can be taken up, based on felt needs and informed choice of respective Gram Panchyats.
• The State government has increased the monthly honorarium of Chairman, Zila Parishad from Rs 7500 to Rs 10,000, of Vice-Chairman from Rs 6000 to Rs 7500 and of members from Rs 2500 to Rs 3000.
• Similarly, the monthly honorarium of Chairman, Panchayat Samiti has been increased from Rs 6000 to Rs 7500, of Vice-Chairman from Rs 2500 to Rs 3500 and of member from Rs 1250 to Rs 1600.
• Apart from this, the monthly honorarium of Sarpanch has been increased from Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 and of Panch from Rs 600 to Rs 1000.
• The concept of social audit has been adopted to ensure quality and transparency in the rural development works.
• With a view to bring about a qualitative change in the rural development, a committee comprising ten members would be constituted to take decision on the type of development works to be undertaken.
• During the tenure of present State Government, an amount of Rs 4354.19 crore has been released to the gram panchayats for various development works upto April 30, 2018.
• A new scheme namely Swarna Jayanti Mahagram Yojna has been started for the systematic development of villages have population of 10,000 or above.
  The scheme aims to develop villages in trade, marketing facility, social and infrastructure development, educational institutions and human development so that the migration of rural people towards urban areas could be checked.
• Sewerage facilities would also be provided in these villages. A sum of Rs 135 crore had been approved for this purpose in financial year 2017-18 out of which Rs 84.06 crore had been spent.

By: Harman Sandhu