how has panchayat functioning improved in recent years

Question

Antara Singh · Accepted Answer

Several reforms in the Panchayats
have been witnessed in the recent years
Some of them are as follows:

·
Strengthening the Gram Sabhas with
IT enabled measures A web portal to this effect has already been
started

·
The financial health of the
Panchayat have been fortified

·
Panchayat in certain stares re now
running schools, dispensaries, rain harvesting and have even set up
power plants

·
Specific taxes have been assigned
to the Panchayat to be collected from the
villagers

·
Panchayats are now more autonomous
and self reliant

·
In June 2004, the Ministry of
Panchayati Raj was evolved to look into the functioning of the
Panchayats

Apart from these reforms, several
other reformatory measures are on the anvil that are as
follows:

Setting up of Mahila
Sabhas

Videography of Gram
Sabhas

Special Gram Sabha meets to be held for the
nutritional needs of the villagers

Improvement in the electoral practices 
of the Panchayats

Special emphasis on the social needs of women and kids

Addressing the needs of female foeticide

Several reforms in the Panchayats have been witnessed in the recent years.
Some of them are as follows: