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Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions In Odisha

Welcome. Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions In Odisha. Presented by Swapneswar Baya IAS, ( Retd .), Former Commissioner-cum-Secretary Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Odisha . Constitution. Central Act 73 rd Amendment PESA Act. State Act O. Zilla Parishad Act

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Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions In Odisha

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  1. Welcome Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions In Odisha Presented by SwapneswarBaya IAS, (Retd.), Former Commissioner-cum-Secretary Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Odisha.

  2. Constitution • Central Act • 73rd Amendment • PESA Act • State Act • O. ZillaParishad Act • O. PanchayatSamiti Act • O. GramaPanchayat Act Rules Executive Instructions

  3. Important Features of 73rd Amendment : • 5 Year tenure • Gram Sabha • Three-tier Structure • Regular Elections • Reservation of Seats for SCs/STs • Reservation of Seats for Women • Planning for Economic Development and Social justice • State Election Commission • State Finance Commission.

  4. Important Features of PESA • Approval of Plans, Programmes, • Project selection, Selection of beneficiaries & issue of UCs • Marketing & Ownership of MFP • Enforcement of Prohibition & • Sale of Intoxicant • Regulation of Money Lending • Transfer of Tribal Land • Control of Village Markets • Management of Water bodies • Minor Minerals

  5. Devolution is complete with transfer of • Functions – 18 subjects out of 29 subjects • Functionary – adequate at PanchayatSamiti level. • Fund – PanchayatSamiti and GramaPanchayats implement projects & programmes.

  6. OdishaGramaPanchayat Act 1964 – GramaSabha • Grama – All revenue villages situated within the jurisdiction of G.P. (Section – 3) • GramaSasan– Total voters of all revenue villages within a G.P. (Section - 4) • GramaSabha– Meeting of all voters of all revenue villages within a G.P. (Section – 5)

  7. OdishaGramaPanchayat Act 1964 – PalliSabha • Voters of a revenue village constitute PalliSabha. • In practisePalliSabha in Odisha functions as GramaSabha as intended in the constitution and PESA Act.

  8. All funds received from own sources, Central Govt., State Govt. and other sources constitute :- • Gram Panchayat Fund • PanchayatSamiti Fund • ZillaParishad Fund

  9. Sources of Fund • Own tax & non tax • External Sources • Devolution of Fund – Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission. • Transfer of Fund by Central Govt. • Transfer of Fund by State Govt. • Other Sources like Loan, World Bank & Donations etc.

  10. Management of Fund • Fund is to be managed as per decision of the Gram Panchayat, PanchayatSamiti& ZillaParishad. • However sanctioning authority prescribed guidelines for utilization of fund. • Panchayats have limited scope for utilization of fund as per own decision.

  11. GramaPanchayat - Fund is jointly managed by Sarpanch and the Executive Officer as per OdishaGramaPanchayat Rules. PanchayatSamiti - Block Development Officer is responsible for management of fund as per PanchayatSamiti Accounting Procedure Rule. ZillaParishad - Executive Officer authorised for the purpose manages fund as per ZillaParishad Rule

  12. Audit :- • Annual Audit of the Accounts of GramaPanchayat and PanchayatSamiti is conducted by Local Fund Audit. • Accountant General conducts test audits of accounts of GramaPanchayat and PanchayatSamiti.

  13. Things which matter in utilization of funds :- • Timely convening of PalliSabha, GramaSabha, GramaPanchayat Meeting, PanchayatSamiti Meeting and ZillaParishad Meeting. • Timely approval of Projects and selection of executant at appropriate level. • Clear Guidelines. • Adequate supporting staff. • Coordination among elected representatives, officers& public.

  14. Areas which can be further strengthened for efficient functioning of PRIs • Computerization of DRDA, PanchayatSamiti should be extended up to GramaPanchayat level. • Package should be prepared for preparation of estimate and bill through computer. • Benefits provided to beneficiaries should be made available in the web site of the district and block. • All payments should be made to the accounts of the payee.

  15. Contd….. • Training of Executive Officer of GramaPanchayat and Addl. Block Development officers for block should be taken up for efficentmanagement of fund. • Social Audit should be strengthened. • Capacity Building of elected representatives should be strengthened.

  16. Looking ahead ….. Citizen Centric Governance Accountability Accessibility Pro-poor & Pro-PRI mind set Transparency Entertainment & information e-Panchayat Knowledge based Decision support System Women Empowerment Tribal Empowerment Project Monitoring Community mobilization Tracking of Village Development funds Sustainable Livelihood Security Effective Devolution of 3Fs and Rural Prosperity through PRIs

  17. Thanks

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