Hoshiarpur- Under the guidelines of Provincial Rural Development Organization and Panchayati Raj Mohali, a three-day training program for Gram Panchayats is being conducted under the training program initiated to train the newly elected representatives of Gram Panchayats of Block Mahilpur.
From Provincial Rural Development Organization and Panchayati Raj Mohali, Master Resource Person Rajni Bala and Rajni Kaur; Sarpanch and Panch Sahabans were provided complete information about the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, Panchayati Raj Act 1994, structure of Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat, quorum, meetings, functions and powers of Sarpanch, powers of Panchayat, annual budget reports, sources of income, 15th Finance Commission (tied and untied funds), development grants, 17 sustainable development goals, 9 themes, Thematic Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP), lands covered by Panchayat, release of illegal encroachments under Village Common Land Act 1961 and the role of Panchayat Secretary, VDO, Panchayat Officer and other employees.
Apart from this, in this training program, officers and employees of departments related to Panchayats; Such as Social Security and Women and Child Development Department, Women and Child Laws, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Punjab Livelihood Mission Department, Education Department, Health Department, Sarpanch and Panch Sahabans were also informed about the departmental schemes.
BDPO Mahilpur Mr. Sukhjinder Singh encouraged the representatives of the Panchayats to play an active role in the Panchayat works so that the status of the villages can be raised by improving the working system of the Panchayats and the overall development of the villages can be done.