| The field offices
are at District and Block level. At District level,
Additional Deputy Commissioner, District Development
& Panchayat Officer monitors the development
works and Panchayat Activities. Block Development
& Panchayat Officer monitors the works at Block
level. At District level, EE(PR) and at block level
SDO(PR), JE(PR) are responsible for technical guidance/supervision.
Deputy Commissioner is responsible for the overall
developmental activities at district level.
1. Revenue
Earning Scheme
Under this interest free loan is given to Panchayat/
Panchayat Samites for installation of Tubes, Wells
construction of shops and Staff Quarters etc.
The loan is recovered in Thirty Yearly Installments.
2. Matching
Grant Scheme
Under the matching Grant scheme an equal amount
is sanctioned as Matching Contribution for Various
Development Works. In some cases like Girls School
and Girls Hostels in the State where the Government
provides the amount of Grant twice the amount
rose through Voluntary Contribution so as to promote
Women Education.
3. Panchayati
Raj Institutions [PRI]
The Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Act Number
11 of 1994) was enforced w.e.f. 22.04.1994. The
objective of this act is to provide for constitution
of Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zila
Prishads for better administration of the rural
areas and for matters connected therewith or incidental
thereto. This act extends to whole of the state
of Haryana. There exist three levels of elected
bodies for rural areas:
* Gram Panchayat: consists
of a Sarpanch elected by Gram Sabha from amongst
its voters and 6 to 12 Panches from wards in the
Panchayat area.
* Panchayat Samiti: consists
of a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, directly elected
members from territorial constituencies as determined
under section 58 of the act, the members of Haryana
Legislative Assembly representing constituencies,
which comprise wholly or partly in the Panchayat
Samiti.
* Zila Prishad: Consists of
members directly elected from the wards in the
districts, Chairman of all Panchayat Samitis within
the district, ex officio members, the members
of the House of People, Haryana Legislative Assembly
whose constituency lies within the district or
part thereof, ex officio member, a President and
Vice President.
On administrative side, Directorate of Development
and Panchayat is headed by Director and having
District Development & Panchayat Officers
[DDPO] at District level and Block Development
& Panchayat Officers [BDPO] at Block level.
Grant-in
aid to Panchayati Raj Institutions
On the recommendation of 10th Finance Commission
amount of Rs. 10.33 Crores was released to PRIs
in ratio of 75:15:10 to Gram Panchayats, Panchayat
Samitis and Zila Parishads during the year 1999-2000
for various Development woks. On the recommendation
of 11th Finance Commission, Govt. of India has
sanctioned Rs. 147.10 Crore for the duration 2000-2001
to 2004-2005 to the Panchayat Raj institutions
as a Grant-in aid @ Rs. 29.42 Crore Per Year.
735.44 lacs were sanctioned by the Finance Branch
in the year 2000-2001. This amount was released
to the District Development and Panchayat officers
on the Population basis by this Branch vide letter
dated 12-03-2001. District Development and Panchayat
Officers have disbursed this amount to Panchayati
Raj institutions for the Development works of
sanctioned schemes in the ratio of 75:15:10 to
the Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zila
Parishads respectively.
On the recommendation of the Finance Commission
Government of India has provided a sum of Rs.
29.42 Crore under the plan scheme for the year
2001-2002 for various development works such as
Construction of Primary Schools in rural areas,
construction of dispensary/primary health centers,
Water Supply Scheme, Street light, Construction
Veterinary Hospitals, Construction Link Roads
in rural areas, Construction of Khels or Cattle
Drinking Water etc. Out of this amount sanction
for the payment of Rs 1470.87 lacs have been received.
This amount has been allocated to all the District
Development and Panchayat officers in the State
on 12-11-2001 for further distribution of it to
the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the ratio of
75:15:10 (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and
Zila Parishads).
In view of above under the PRI scheme an amount
of Rs. 2239.31 lacs has been released from 1999-2000
to December 2001 to the PRIs for various Development
Works.
Admin
and Technical Powers of PRI and panchayati Raj
Wing
The PRI s have to obtain technical sanctions
for which adequate powers have been delegated
to field level functionaries of Panchayati Raj
Engineering Branch which is Rs. 1.25 lacs for
Junior Engineer(PR), between Rs. 1.25 lacs and
Rs. 3.00 lacs with Sub Divisional Officer(PR)
and above 3.00 lacs and up to 5.00 lacs with the
Executive Engineer (PR).
Sources
of Revenue of PRIs
The main source of income of Gram Panchayats
is the lease money of Shamlat land. The cultivable
land of Gram Panchayats is given on lease every
year and income received from this source is utilized
on development works of village by Gram Panchayats.
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