: Rural areas in Telangana making a mark nationally #IndiaNEWS #News Hyderabad: The number of Central government awards that Telangana has been winning consistently year after year since 2015, particularly

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Hyderabad: The number of Central government awards that Telangana has been winning consistently year after year since 2015, particularly in the rural segment, are a testimony of the State governments commitment and enormous efforts it put in to ensure overall development of the State. From winning five Best Gram Panchayat awards in 2015, Telangana in 2022 boasts of having one Best Zilla Parishad, four Best Mandal Parishads and 14 Best Gram Panchayats awards in its kitty.
Be it the Gandagi Mukt Bharat, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), Swacch Survekshan and other rankings, many rural bodies from Telangana feature in the lists, not to mention the scores of certifications and compliments from Central government.
Since State formation in 2014, the TRS government has been focusing on rural development. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s brainchild Palle Pragathi programme gave an impetus to these measures, and the key factor for the success has been the effective implementation of the programme across the State.
Among all the initiatives, appointment of Additional Collectors exclusively for local bodies in the State was the game-changer. Except for Telangana, no other State has appointed Additional Collector rank officials for local bodies, says State Secretary Rural Development Sandeep Kumar Sultania.
Apart from delegating authority to Additional Collectors to sanction works worth Rs 5 lakh on their own, they were also mandated to monitor both urban and rural local bodies and this resulted in addressing coordination issues at different levels.
From the government’s perspective, the focus has always been on four main parameters action plan, resources, manpower and assistance. On their part, the local bodies had to execute the action plan effectively, he explains.
The panchayats have to upload daily worksheets online and the works executed for the day. To facilitate this, the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development introduced a special app wherein the panchayat officials upload the details of works, including garbage clearance, utilisation of water tankers for watering saplings, maintenance of Vaikuntadhamas, nurseries, sanitation, among other works.
In addition to these, Mandal Panchayat Officers (MPOs) have been deployed in mandals to constantly monitor the works being executed in their respective jurisdictions. Based on their observations, they submit reports to higher authorities, who in turn scrutinize them and act accordingly. In addition to MPOs, senior IAS officers randomly inspect different works and direct the officials.
Every month, all these works are again reviewed by senior authorities led by Chief Secrertary Somesh Kumar.

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