Gram panchayat
Structure and Functioning
There are 14 Panchayat Samiti and 1323 Gram Panchayats in Ahilyanagar district.
- The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Gram Panchayat) of ZillaParishad looks after the work as the head of the Gram Panchayat Department.
- Gram Panchayat is an independent local self-government body and its supervision and control is done by the Gram Panchayat Department.
- Loans are given from the District Rural Development Fund to provide basic facilities to Gram Panchayats and to increase income. The works/schemes approved from the Central Government / State Government / ZillaParishad Cess Fund are implemented at the village level as per the guidelines of the Government.
- All matters related to the establishment of Gram Sevak, Village Development Officer, Extension Officer, appointments, promotions, transfers, awards, salary increment, Adarsh Gram Sevak felicitation, disciplinary proceedings etc. Administrative work is done by this department.
- 15th / 16th Central Finance Commission, Sundar Gram PuraskarYojana, Public Facilities, Urban Facilities, Works Suggested by People’s Representatives, Construction of Minorities and Gram Panchayat Offices (National Gram SwarajAbhiyan), Adarsh Gram Panchayat, Namo Gram, Saur Gram, Construction of Gram Panchayat Buildings under Balasaheb Thackeray Yojana, PESA 5% Unrestricted Fund, Pilgrimage Development Scheme, Grants are distributed to Gram Panchayats through Panchayat Samiti for approved works.
- Training is provided to the publicly appointed Sarpanch / Deputy Sarpanch and members to run the village administration. Gram Panchayats are the foundation of democracy and are also the basic local self-government institutions created through democracy. The work of strengthening these institutions is done by the Gram Panchayat Department of the District Council.