Government Decision No.: SMGRAYO-2020/Pr.No.39/Yojana-11, dated 20.03.2020, from the Rural Development Department, the name of the Smart Village Scheme has been changed to R. R (Aba) Patil Sunder Gaon Puraskar Yojana.
Brief information about the scheme: The main objective of this scheme is to maintain environmental balance, create prosperous villages and coordinate the village level schemes of various departments of the state government by developing the available natural resources through public participation under the R. R (Aba) Patil Sunder Gaon Puraskar Yojana. Every Gram Panchayat has an equal opportunity to participate in the scheme.
Scheme Criteria and Conditions: Gram Panchayats are selected based on criteria, keeping the scoring and transparency. To participate in the scheme, Gram Panchayats with a population of more than 5000, Gram Panchayats adjacent to cities, award-winning Gram Panchayats and other Gram Panchayats are divided and scored accordingly. The scoring method is based on the criteria of cleanliness, management, responsibility, non-conventional energy and environment, transparency and use of technology. A total of 100 marks have been kept for this.
Criteria for selecting a beautiful village Cleanliness:
1. Personal toilet facilities and use.
2. Toilet facilities and showers in public buildings.
3. Water quality inspection.
4. Wastewater management.
5. Solid waste management,
Management:-
1. Development of infrastructure.
2. Health and education facilities.
3. Effective implementation of Central/State sponsored schemes.
4. Self-help groups.
5. Ban on plastic use.
Responsibilities :-
1. Regular payment of Gram Panchayat house rent/water rent collection as well as electricity bills used for water supply and street lights.
2. Expenditure on backward classes/women and children welfare/divyang.
3. Audit completion.
4. Organizing Gram Sabha.
5. Social responsibility.
Non-conventional Energy and Environment:-
1. Use of LED lights and conversion of electrical circuits to LED lights
2. Solar street lights.
3. Use of biogas systems.
4. Tree planting.
5. Water conservation
Transparency and Technology :
1. Computerization of all records of the Gram Panchayat
2. Facilities being provided to citizens through computerization.
3. Gram Panchayat website and use of improved technology.
4. Aadhar Card.
5. Use of computer programs.
Gram Panchayats should conduct self-evaluation as per Government Decision dated 21st November, 2016 in Appendix-A and submit proposals to the Panchayat Samiti after getting the approval of the Gram Panchayat. Out of the self-evaluation proposals received from the Gram Panchayats, 25% of the proposals that score more than the marks will be cross-checked by the Taluka-level Inspection Committee of the other Taluka of the Panchayat, under which the Gram Panchayats that score the highest marks are declared as Taluka Beautiful Villages. Gram Panchayats that are declared as Taluka Beautiful Villages are inspected through district-level inspection and declared as District Beautiful Villages.