Cash incentives for sarpanches elected unanimously

Andhra Pradesh authorities has introduced monetary incentives for those that get elected unanimously for the put up of sarpanch and member of gram panchayats in the course of the native physique elections.

According to a G.O Ms No 34 issued by the Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das, the federal government has introduced a monetary incentive of ₹5 lakh for villages having inhabitants lower than 2,000, ₹10 lakh for gram panchayats having inhabitants between 2,001 and 5,000, ₹15 lakh for villages having inhabitants between 5,001 and 10,000 and ₹20 lakh for panchayats having inhabitants greater than 10,000.

Earlier, the federal government had introduced money incentive of ₹7 lakh for gram panchayats having inhabitants as much as 15,000 and ₹20 lakh for gram panchayats having extra inhabitants greater than 15,000.

The resolution of the federal government is in tune with related practices adopted by Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana and Punjab, which proceed to have elections on non-party foundation. In Gujarat, unanimous elections are conferred with award of cash to the gram panchayat from the State Government, below the Samras Scheme.

The resolution follows the suggestions made by the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development departments to provide money incentives to these sarpanches and members who’ve been elected unanimously.

Earlier, the Chief Secretary stated that the State Government was keen to organise native physique elections in tune with the philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi and Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan on native governance as enshrined in Article 40 of the Constitution of India. If elections to gram panchayats had been held on occasion foundation, there was a chance that political rivalry, enmity, and intense animosity would possibly develop amongst competing events, hampering peace and concord.