Panchayat Director tours remote GPUs of West SikkimPanchayat Director tours remote GPUs of West Sikkim

Upper Mangnam, West Sikkim

GANGTOK, 08 May: Special Secretary, Rural Management & Development Department, LM Pradhan, who is also the Director, Panchayat Cell, toured GPUs under Chongrang and Yuksam BAC’s, interacting with the Panchayat members and checking on rural development projects there.
Starting the tour on 01 May, the Director sat in interactive sessions with the members of the Gram Panchayats of Tashiding and Arithang-Chongrang GPUs. The Director then visited the remote gram panchayats of Karjee-Mangnam, Dhupi-Narkhola, Kongri-Labdang and met the panchayats at their respective gram prasashan kendras, a press release informs. He visited the handicrafts and handloom unit at Karjee and also handed over four completed CMRHM pucca houses to beneficiaries from Karjee-Mangnam GPU.
The Director discussed tourism opportunities and apprised the panchayats of Gerethang, Yuksam, Thingling-Khecheoperi and Melli-Aching GPUs about the various avenues for fund procurement for potential tourism projects in the area. During his interactions, he also discussed at length the various schemes being implemented through the RM&DD with the panchayats.
He informed the panchayats about the recently-launched Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Shashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA). He pointed out that gram panchayats can undertake a wide range of activities, including capacity building initiatives and strengthening of training infrastructure under RGPSA. He also urged the panchayats to initiate Bal Panchayat in their respective gram panchayats and delved on the benefits of doing so.
The District Project Manager (West), Lhendup Choekyi, in turn informed the gram panchayat members and other RM&DD field staff about e-Panchayat and laid especial emphasis on PRIASOFT.  She said there will be improved transparency in the workings of the panchayat with the Panchayat data made available online. The Director was accompanied by BDO Tashiding, Suraj Gurung.