Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

TNPSC Current Affairs - April 2018 by TNPSC Guru 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Mandla, Madhya Pradesh with the aim to strengthen the Panchayat Raj

RGSA will strengthen the Panchayat Raj across the nation and will address if there is any gap that limits its success.

RGSA aim

• RGSA will improve capacities and effectiveness of Panchayats and the Gram Sabhas;
• Enable democratic decision-making and accountability in Panchayats and promote people's participation;
• Strengthen the institutional structure for knowledge creation and capacity building of Panchayats;
• Promote devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats according to the spirit of the Constitution and PESA Act;
• Strengthen Gram Sabhas to function effectively as the basic forum of peoples participation, transparency and accountability within the Panchayat system;
• Create and strengthen democratic local self-government in areas where Panchayats do not exist;
• Strengthen the constitutionally mandated framework on which Panchayats are founded.

                                                                                                                : (source rgsa.nic.in)