Training Programme at the Panchayat level for Rural Development

Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has prepared a “National Capability Building Framework (NCBF)”, which provides a blueprint for regular and sustained training of elected representatives, officials and other stakeholders of Panchayati Raj. The aspects of training included in the Framework cover an overview of Panchayati Raj, internal housekeeping including understanding accounts, social audit, right to information, panchayat revenues, functional literacy, functions of panchayats in the sectoral programmes and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills. Panchayati Raj being a State subject, this Framework is being implemented by the States including Bihar for which MoPR provides supplementary financial assistance under the schemes of the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) and Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana (RGSY).

The percentage of Panchayats in various States and UTs is as under:

Sl. No.	State	No. of Panchayats	% to Total Panchayats
1	Andaman and Nicobar islands	78	0.032
2	Andhra Pradesh	22926	9.359
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1956	0.799
4	Assam	2408	0.983
5	Bihar	9032	3.687
6	Chandigarh	14	0.006
7	Chhattisgarh	9898	4.041
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	12	0.005
9	Daman and Diu	15	0.006
10	Goa	191	0.078
11	Gujarat	13988	5.711
12	Haryana	6223	2.541
13	Himachal Pradesh	3330	1.359
14	Jharkhand	4721	1.927
15	Jammu & Kashmir	4296	1.754
16	Karnataka	5834	2.382
17	Kerala	1165	0.476
18	Lakshadweep	11	0.004
19	Madhya Pradesh	23375	9.543
20	Maharashtra	28304	11.555
21	Manipur	169	0.069
22	Orissa	6578	2.685
23	Puducherry	108	0.044
24	Punjab	12962	5.292
25	Rajasthan	9459	3.862
26	Sikkim	167	0.068
27	Tamil Nadu	13034	5.321
28	Tripura	538	0.220
29	Uttar Pradesh	52807	21.558
30	Uttarakhand	7649	3.123
31	West Bengal	3702	1.511
	TOTAL	244950	100.00