‘A.P. ahead in public service delivery mechanism’
The Hindu
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Andhra Pradesh is a frontrunner among States in public service delivery mechanism through panchayat raj institutions, Deputy Commissioner of Rural Development V. Sivasankar Prasad said here on Sunday.
Speaking at a webinar on ‘15th Finance Commission recommendations: status and position of PR institutions in Andhra Pradesh’ organised by the Tirupati-based Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI), he called the village secretariat as a path-breaking reformatory step after the introduction of the Mandal Praja Parishat system in the State. He advocated a gram panchayat development plan, capacity building and training programmes and convergence of welfare schemes for viable and comfortable financial management in the State and in fulfilling the conditions stipulated by the 15th Finance Commission for utilising more funds.
M. Gopinath Reddy, consultant at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, suggested allocation of 40% of the State budget to panchayat raj and nagarapalika institutions on the lines of Kerala, besides preparing the Devolution of Index (DoI) and Performance of Index (PoI).
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