Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats Program - II

of West Bengal for building self-sufficient, sustainable, capacitated & institutionally strengthened Gram Panchayats. The Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats Program (ISGPP) is a World Bank funded initiative under the Panchayats & Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. The goal of the program is to develop institutionally strengthened Gram Panchayats (GPs) for improved

local service delivery through the following four components:

1. Grants to Gram Panchayats.
2. Capacity building for Gram Panchayats elected representatives and employees.
3. State oversight and monitoring of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
4. Program Management and Implementation through Project communication, Citizens Communication and program support. The main objectives of the program are;

1. To provide GPs with predictable untied fund to allow integrated planning, strengthening fiscal framework and reliable delivery on their functional mandates in line with contextual needs.
2. Introduction of a rational and performance based allocation system.
3. To provide support for a system development and assisting state government to streamline systems towards enhancing inherent capacity.
4. To achieve timeliness of External Audit and streamlining procedures for timely audit certification of GPs.
5. To strengthen the internal monitoring mechanism of Panchayat and Rural Development Department.
6. To establish clear communication channels with GPs along with direct community communication channels to support citizens oversight.
7. To contribute towards the implementation of 73rd Constitutional Amendment related to decentralization and strengthening rural local governance. Since the project inception in 2010, World Bank has appreciated the operational performance of ISGP program and recognized it as a key driver towards relentless advancement of Gram Panchayats in West Bengal. The World Bank has rated the project performance as “Satisfactory” in all its review missions. In a nutshell, this program is all about developing an enabling environment for all round development with socially acceptable and environment friendly framework. ISGPP hereby invites all project team members, netigens, as well as citizens to support its digital media initiative and spread awareness about the program activities through regular contributions to program updates and sharing this among their networks. Explore our other Social Media profiles:
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