Panchayati Raj

• Statistics
  • 12 Zila Parishads
  • 81 Panchayat Samities
  • 3,615 Gram Panchayats (including 389 newly created)
• Funding
  • Tax (land revenue, forest, park), fee (mobile communication towers) and fines
  • Borrow - income generating assets
  • Grant-in-aid
  • Maintenance allowance - 500/month
  • Cess - 1/liquor bottle
  • 15th Financial Commission
    • 430 Cr in 2020-21 = 70%(GP) + 15%(PS) + 15%(ZP)
    • SFC recommendation - 230 Cr - committed liabilities and capital works
• Power
  • Permission - mobile communication towers
  • Agriculture and allied services
  • Welfare
• Capacity building and training
  • RGSA
    • Maintenance, training, CSCs, construction
    • PESA in LS, Kinnaur and Pangi-Bharmaur