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Activity Mapping & Devolution of Powers In Maharashtra State
1) Agriculture, including agricultural extension 2) Minor Irrigation, Water Management and Watershed Development 3) Animal Husbandry, dairying, poultry 4) Drinking Water 5) Roads, culverts, bridges, terries, waterways and other means of communication 6) Education including primary and secondary schools
7) Adult and formal education 8) Non-conventional energy sources 9) Health and sanitation, including hospitals,primary dispensaries 10) Women and child development 11) Social Welfare, including welfare of the handicapped and mentally retarded 12) Welfare of the weaker sections, and in particular, of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes Current status Devolution.pdf
Maharashtra Being pioneer State regarding inception of PRIs. Establishment of three tier system since 1962. Maharashtra ZP & PS Act 1961 & Bombay village Panchayat Act 1958. Transfer of 11 subjects to PRIs from a list of 29 in the XI schedule of constitution. Devolution of funds, functions and functionaries since its inception.
A specialized Accounts code for ZPs & PS in the State Linkage among three tiers statutory provisions such as, Chairperson of PS being a members of ZPs Vice chairperson of PS being a chairman of Sarpanch Committee Powers of standing committee to suspend a resolution of GP Executive powers of CEO ZP over PS & VPs Status of a Deputy Minister to preside ZP and provision of honorarium to office bearers
Formation of standing committee and nine subject committees. Legal provision for a CEO of ZP to remain present for every meeting of ZP unless prevented by sickness or other reasonable clause. Legal provision empowering a ZP to move a no confidence motion against a CEO following due procedure. Power of standing committee to accord leave of a month to CEO ZP exceeding four months to group A/B officers working in a ZP. A special provision of minimum 3/4 th majority for passage of no confidence motion against a chairperson of women & CW committee.
Empowering president ZP to call a State officer for a meeting of ZP with a legal provision. A legal provision to publish Annual Administrative Report for ZP & PS and to be laid before each house of legislative assembly. A Dedicated team of functionaries to PRIs with gazetted officers on deputation and group C & D officials being employees of ZP. The Salaries allowances and provisionary benefits being bourn by State Government. The CEO being appointing & disciplinary authority for group C & D officials of ZP. Dedicated team of group A & B officers from line departments being answerable to PRIs prouded their services conditions are governed by state
Provision of approval of GS for issue of license to a liquor shop being made mandatory. Power given to women gramsabha and provision of resolution of mahila gram sabha to suspend/ abandon licensed liquor shop Cent percent grants to PRIs for the agency & transferred schemes to ZPs & also schemes of State & district plan. Grants for salaries, allowances & pension benefits to all deputed officers & all group C & D officials of ZPs. Separate budget to ZPs & TPs; to be sanctioned by them as per schedule A & B or the Act
Property tax and water usage tax andunited grants from state funds to VPs on performance basis in Gadge Baba Abhiyan, Paryavaran Yojana, Tanta Mukti Yojana etc. Statutory provision of fixed outlay for Sc/ST population and women in annual budget of PRIs. Regular release of central & state finance commission grants to PRIs and submission of SFC. Report to the legislature. Statutory powers conferred to PRIs and their standing and subject committees for according sanctions to schemes and projects.
Enactments in respective acts of the state with reference to PESA and special provision for the VPs in scheduled/ PESA areas. Reservation to SC/ST/VJNT/OBC in PRIs as per statutory provision and 50% reservation for women with a provision of reservation for office bearers in rotation; 3% statutory provision in annual budget for handicapped Statutory powers given to VPs to levy and recover property tax, fees regarding construction work, markets, pilgrims, animals, purchase, shops/ hotels & industry property tax. A Panchayat raj committee of legislature constituted to review and recommend about the performance of PRIs in the state. Special Act to constitute a wink of local cess audit for PRIs along with the audit of CAG/AG
Social audit adoption in various schemes It enabled e- Governance with Sangram software and online financial transaction along with e- tendering made mandatory for PRIs. A dedicated unit of SIRD, with central & state finances and a circuit of (21) govt/nongovt training institute funded from state. Training and capacity building of officials & non officials in PRIs on a regular basis with adoption of state training policy
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Expansion of substantive scope in 1-12 + Increase in mandate of each tier Addition of functions as follows, 13) Fisheries 14) Minor Forest Produce 15) Social Forestry 16) Small scale industries including food processing industries 17) Khadi village and cottage industries 18) Rural housing including Indira Awas Yojana
19) Fuel and Fodder 20) Markets and Fairs 21) Family Welfare 22) Libraries 23) Maintenance of Community Assets 24) Fuel and Fodder 25) Poverty Alleviation Programs
Devolution of power complete: 12 Devolution Recommended: 13 + (additions in 1-12) Functions to be devolved in future: 4 Land Improvement, Implementation of land reforms, land consolidation Rural electrification, including distribution of electricity Technical training and vocational education Public Distribution System (PDS)
A. Empowerment of lowest tier of PRI: Shift from advisory, supportive role to a more proactive role Decisive role in idenfication of benefits of development projects Expansion of scope of rights and responsibilities Increase in areas of community outreach Greater Say in process of planning Responsibility of execution and facilitation of execution Increase in arena of rights to monitor, supervise quality of exectution Ownership of community assets, systems
(B) Enabling Functioning of Taluka Panchayats, by, - Strengthening of executing role Greater access to process of planning Increase in supervisory powers Closer interface with community Increase in autonomy by the way of delegation of powers from DP to TP Shift from a passive role to an active role
C) Increase in Mandate of DPs Greater autonomy and ownership through transfer of schemes from state governmnet Substantial increase in functions and substantial addition of details within each function Sole responsibility of some vital thematic areas, such as poverty-alleviation programs, wage employment programs Greater say in process of planning as well as execution
Thank you! Dr Hemant Vasekar Additional Director, SIRD YASHADA