BENGALURU: The state government is all set to implement a `2,000 crore Gram Swaraj project, which will include setting up of Bapuji Seva Kendras, on the lines of BangaloreOne Centres, in gram panchayats.
The second phase of the project for strengthening capacities of 2,791 gram panchayats in 79 backward taluks will be implemented this year with aid from World Bank. The World Bank has sanctioned a `1,400 crore loan while the remaining will be borne by the state government, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) H K Patil said here on Thursday.
The project envisages augmenting capacities of gram panchayats in revenue generation and implementing welfare programmes. The objective of the project is to improve the effectiveness of service delivery by gram panchayats, particularly with respect to management of public resources and delivery of services that people in rural areas prioritise.
The RDPR Department will implement the project in 1,466 gram panchayats of 39 most backward taluks and 1,324 gram panchayats of backward taluks identified by the Committee for Redressal of Regional Imbalances, headed by D M Nanjundappa.
Bapuji Service Centres will be set up in more than 2,000 gram panchayats to offer about 100 citizen-centric services like issuing birth and death certificates.