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29/06/23 05:51 AM IST

Report on Panchayat Development Index

In News
  • Report on Panchayat Development Index was released at the hands of Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil at National Workshop on Panchayat Development Index (PDI) recently.
Background
  • India is a signatory to the United Nation 2030 Agenda for achieving inclusive; people centric and holistic Sustainable Development through 17 Goals.
  • NITI Aayog is the Nodal institution for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Different Ministries and their Schemes are mapped with SDGs and targets.
  • Ministry of Panchayati Raj is anchoring the process of Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) in PRIs.
  • To this end, it has been our endeavour to bring together different stakeholder at one forum imbibing the spirit of ‘Whole of Government & Whole of Society’ approach.
  • Given that nearly 70% of India lives in rural areas, attainment of Sustainable Development Goals at the National level will require actions at the grassroots level through Panchayati Raj Institutions.
  • Hence role of Panchayati Raj Institutions especially Gram Panchayats is very crucial in localizing the SDGs.
About PDI
  • Panchayat Development Index (PDI) Report has come with 144 local targets, 577 local indicators and 688 data points on 9 themes of LSDGs.
  • PDI will act as a baseline for Panchayat for setting local targets & local action points with measurable indicators in preparation of thematic Gram Panchayat Development Plan.
  • Panchayat Development Index (PDI) also help to reflect current status of the Panchayats to take concerted actions to achieve development goals through building institutional mechanisms.
    Significance
    • Panchayat Development Index (PDI) will play a pivotal role in the process of quantified evaluation and mechanism for computation of the composite score on 9 themes of LSDGs and will pave the way for outcome oriented development goals at Panchayats.
    • PDI is a computation score based on local indicators of 9 themes which spur Panchayats to attain SDGs.
    • Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been incentivizing best performing Panchayats through National Panchayat Awards.
    • These awards have been revamped and launched during the year 2022 aligning them with 9 Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) themes aggregating 17 SDGs.
    • Primary objective through this competition is to assess the performance of Panchayats in attainment of SDGs, promote competitive spirit among them and catalyze the process of LSDGs through Panchayati Raj Institutions for attaining LSDGs by 2030.
    Source- PIB

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