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State Institute of Rural Development

YASHADA, Pune

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 3/4th 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

Link_GoM.pdf

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