26-April-2012,There are 13945 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Gujarat, as per information received from the State. A total of 120 Panchayat Ghars have been constructed under RGSY in Gujarat. Out of these, 30 Panchayat Ghars are in Sabarkantha, 9 in Mehsana and none in Patan.
During 2011-12, financial assistance of the tune of ` 109.64 crore for six BRGF districts under Development Grant component of the Scheme of Backward Regions Grant Fund, ` 1.09 crore under Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Scheme (` 1.03 crore for awarding 7Panchayats and ` 0.06 crore as Administrative Grant) and ` 1.59 crore under e-Panchayat for setting up of Programme Management Units (PMUs) at State and District level was provided to the State of Gujarat.
Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Gujarat. District-wise details:
Sr. No | Name of District | Total No. of GramPanchayat | Total No. ofPanchayat GharConstructed under RGSY |
1 | Ahmedabad | 518 | 0 |
2 | Amreli | 595 | 0 |
3 | Anand | 353 | 0 |
4 | Banaskantha | 799 | 0 |
5 | Bhavnagar | 775 | 0 |
6 | Bharuch | 543 | 0 |
7 | Dahod | 498 | 11 |
8 | Dang | 70 | 0 |
9 | Gandhinagar | 300 | 0 |
10 | Jamnagar | 667 | 0 |
11 | Junagadh | 848 | 10 |
12 | Kutch-Bhuj | 615 | 15 |
13 | Kheda | 573 | 0 |
14 | Mehsana | 593 | 9 |
15 | Navsari | 367 | 0 |
16 | Narmada | 220 | 0 |
17 | Panchmahal | 714 | 0 |
18 | Porbandar | 150 | 0 |
19 | Patan | 465 | 0 |
20 | Rajkot | 846 | 0 |
21 | Sabarkantha | 736 | 30 |
22 | Surendranagar | 615 | 0 |
23 | Surat | 567 | 0 |
24 | Tapi | 284 | 0 |
25 | Baroda | 869 | 26 |
26 | Valsad | 365 | 19 |
Total | 13945 | 120 |
This information was given by the Minister of Panchayati Affairs, Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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