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today informed the that Ministryhas issued an advisory on 19.01.09to the concerned Union Ministries highlighting thee role and responsibilities of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the Centrally Sponsored schemes. The points are: (i) Annual action plan of the scheme to flow from integrated decentralized Plans, (ii) Activities assigned to to be supported with authority over functionaries & finances, (iii) Provision of sufficient untied/ flexible funds, administrative expenses of & for building capacities, (iv) Details of the audit & evaluation mechanism to be given, and (v) System for enforcing financial accountability & transparency to be specified.
In reply to a written question the Minister said implementation of the advisory is being done as it involves a large number of Union Ministries and the State Governments concerned.