Ladakh to send 180 Sarpanchs to Uttarakhand for capacity development & training on various aspects of Panchayati Raj
Prompted by the positive feedback from the panchayat representatives of Jammu and Kashmir, the government of Union Territory of Ladakh has also expressed willingness that the Panchayati Raj department of Uttarakhand should train its elected representatives of Panchayats. In a letter, the OSD with the secretary, Rural Development and PR department, Zakir Hussain has asked the director Panchayati Raj department of Uttarakhand to chalk out a plan for Sarpanchs of Ladakh for a training and exposure visit to Uttarakhand. He has requested that training curricula should have parameters such as deliberations in best practices of Panchayati Raj, interaction with best PRI leaders of Uttarakhand, training on plan preparation under Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) as practiced in Uttarakhand, budgeting and financial management system of Panchayats, best practices in field of solid waste management and NRLM functioning and leveraging benefits of various Government of India schemes.
It is worth mentioning here that the panchayat representatives of Jammu and Kashmir are getting lessons of grass- root democracy and its functioning in the state of Uttarakhand. The department of Panchayati Raj has entered into an understanding with the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj department of Jammu and Kashmir for the training and capacity development of Panchayat representatives. A total of four batches would visit the state and as per the schedule these representatives are taken to field visits to the villages in Uttarakhand for four days and on two days classroom training is imparted to them on various aspects of the three tier Panchayati Raj.
The secretary Panchayati Raj Harish Chandra Semwal told The Pioneer that the department has accepted the Ladakh government’s proposal and a total of 180 Sarpanchs would soon visit Uttarakhand.
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
