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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
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