PANCHAYATI SWARAJ
Unleashing the community potential of Indian villages
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1.3 Scheme List
The village should possess a complete list and details of the schemes of the central and state governments which are available for the development of villages and their citizens. Also, once government help is received, the village administration should maintain records of the status of such help being given to the members of the village.
Relevance:
If a village has an up-to-date list of the schemes of the government, it will help the village plan
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well and ensure that the members of the village are benefited.
It must also keep an open record of all those who have received such benefits
so that everyone is aware. This will ensure fairness in the distribution of such benefits.
It will also reduce corruption.
Detailed Rationale:
The prime minister of India once said that only seventeen paisa of a rupee actually
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reaches the beneficiaries. The other money is siphoned off. Very often, this benefit
that reaches the villages also goes only to the party workers who are in power
and not to the needy. Therefore, instead of providing welfare to the people,
this actually helps in the continuation of a political system that is based on corruption.
For such a system to give success to politicians, the people must continue to remain dependent.
The result is that the system is not very happy to genuinely develop/improve people.
This needs to change. When there is transparency and fairness,
such benefits will not be on the basis of political loyalties but on the basis of need.
People will not become ‘dependent’ on politicians. Rather, they will become ‘independent’
and pursue the highest good. They can vote freely for the best people to lead them.
When there is honesty and sincerity in those chosen to rule, it is best for everyone.
It is also good for the nation. Such honesty is better for the sake of building our own strengths,
our village and our nation. Building on the basis of honesty and sincerity alone
can we attain the highest potential. This a necessary condition for the way to true freedom.
Success Stories and Action:
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Most successful villages have used this as a basis for their development.
They not only receive funds from the government but also from NGOs.
When such data is put up on the village walls, everyone knows who has received what benefit;
and it makes it more difficult for politicians to misguide and for opportunists to swindle.
The village success stories of Ralegaon Siddhi and Hiware Bazar in Maharashtra are based on the receipt of government and NGO funds and their proper utilization in the respective villages. These villages have their panchayat walls filled with the names of beneficiaries of certain schemes. This is an important foundation stone for freedom and progress in a village.
Example: Ralegaon Siddhi: in this village the names of government scheme recipients are written on the panchayat hall walls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralegan_Siddhi
Example: Hiware Baazar: In this village too there is stress on transparency on recept of government aid.... https://www.thebetterindia.com/2264/hiware-bazar-model-village-india/
The village success stories of Ralegaon Siddhi and Hiware Bazar in Maharashtra are based on the receipt of government and NGO funds and their proper utilization in the respective villages. These villages have their panchayat walls filled with the names of beneficiaries of certain schemes. This is an important foundation stone for freedom and progress in a village.
Example: Ralegaon Siddhi: in this village the names of government scheme recipients are written on the panchayat hall walls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralegan_Siddhi
Example: Hiware Baazar: In this village too there is stress on transparency on recept of government aid.... https://www.thebetterindia.com/2264/hiware-bazar-model-village-india/