13.3 Palle Pragathi

with Panchayat Secretaries to understand training needs. Assessments are conducted post training to assess level of understanding.

In 2019, the Government of Telangana launched the Palle Pragathi programme with the twin objectives of enhancing the quality of life in the rural areas and improving the governance of Gram Panchayats (GPs). Key focus areas of the programme include village sanitation, infrastructure, tree cover and governance of the Gram Panchayats.

Funding of the Program is through grant-in-aids, finance commission grants, panchayat’s own resources, convergence funds from other schemes and donations. In addition the people may also contribute through Shram Daan.

An amount of Rs. 8,617.45 crore has been utilised since the launch of the programme in September 2019 till December 2021.

Till July 2021, four campaign rounds of Palle Pragathi have been taken up with various activities such as cleaning of roads & desilting of drains, identification of low lying areas, filling up of potholes, replacement of damaged electricity poles, wires and street lights, laying of third wire, bailing out of water from low lying areas, identification and demolition of old and dilapidated buildings & cleaning of debris, as well as filling up of old and unused bores and open wells, avenue plantation, replacement of the diedup plants etc.

Further, all Gram Panchayats have been sanctioned a village Dump Yard with a cost of Rs. 2.30 lakh to each GP and Vaikunta Dhamam at a cost of Rs.12.50 lakh to each GP. A tractor and trolley are provided to each Gram Panchayat for transportation of segregated garbage and a tanker is provided for watering the saplings planted in Gram Panchayat area under Telanganaku Haritha Haram. 13.3.1. Key Activities

The various key activities and works taken up in the villages are: Crematoria: Construction of Vykuntadhamams/ Crematoriums have been taken up in all the 12,769 Gram Panchayats in the state and 12,714 of them have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 1,308.84 crore.

Table 13.2 Palle Pragathi Rounds & Key Activities

Rounds Timeline Key Activities

1st Round

September 06, 2019 to October 05, 2019 January 02, 2020 to January 12, 2020 June 01, 2020 to June 08, 2020

July 01, 2021 to July 10, 2021 Cleaning roads/drains; identifying low-lying areas; refilling wells

2nd Round

Cleaning common areas; plantation; damaged electric poles rectification

3rd Round

4th Round

Cleaning of government institutions and other public places; safe drinking water supply; measures to prevent breeding of mosquitoes; garbage collection

Cleaning common areas and public institutions; garbage segregation; Telanganaku Haritha Haram plantation activities; rectification of power supply issues; vector control measure; construction of village infrastructure (Vaikuntadhamam, dumping yards, etc.)

Source: Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department, Government of Telangana