Guideline Smart Villages
Guideline Smart Villages
Guideline Smart Villages
prosperous and
smart through planned self-governance
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Index
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Objective:-
Gujarat State has been marching from “Swarajya to Surajya” through
implementation of various community and welfare schemes of rural
development. It is necessary that Gram Panchayats perform their duties and
responsibilities by more programmes and self-governance, work as per their
expectations with certain goal and with foresight for social, human, economic and
personal development and become committed to increase citizen services, create
atmosphere of healthy competition. As a result, the villages would become
prosperous and smart, migration from villages toward cities would decrease. For
the above purpose, the matter of Smart Village Competition and allotment of
grant for it was under consideration of the Government. After due consideration,
it is decided to implement “Smart Village Scheme” with the purpose to take
initiative with certain goal and in certain direction and to increase spirit of healthy
competition.
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(2) A village from each taluka will be selected for Smart Village Competition.
(3) One more village may be selected from the Talukas declared as backward
in the state.
(4) In first stage, the villages of all the Talukas which have Gram Panchayat
shall be directly included in the selection procedure of second stage.
2.2Selection Procedure.
Smart village selection procedure has been divided into following two stages.
Stage-1:
All the Gram Panchayats shall take part in selection procedure every year. The
Gram Panchayat shall make proposal to concerned Taluka Development
Officer in prescribed form. (Annexure -1)
(1) Taluka Development Officer shall verify the proposals as per
administration and submit to District Level Selection Committee of the
Scheme.
(2) District Level Selection Committee shall send a list of Gram Panchayats to
state level by considering the norm prescribed in (Annexure-2) and directions
issued by the Government from time to time in this regard. This list shall
contain twice the number of Gram Panchayats actually selected from each
Taluka in the district.(Annexure-6)
Stage-2:
(3) Gram Panchayats selected at district level shall be informed to
submit their planning to make their villages a Smart Village along with the
vision to achieve decided goals and expectations in prescribed format.
(4) 1. Gram Panchayats shall be allocated grant of Rs.5000/- for the
financial support of planning. 2. District Level Committee shall make
arrangement of students of technical colleges for technical and
administrative support and co-operation of voluntary organizations of the
district and provide help and guidance to the district team.
(5) A village which has achieved compulsory prescribed targets mentioned in
Para-6 and any organization or donor is ready to adopt the village and give
the admissible amount of the first year to the village, such village can
submit Smart Village Plan before the District Level Expert Committee.
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Special Provision:-
(6) Apart from the villages to be selected for each district, if any organization
or donor is ready to adopt a village and give the admissible amount of the
first year to the village.
(7) If any village fulfils criteria of Smart Village objectives and mandatory
norms of Smart Village, the details of such village can be sent for selection
as a special case besides the number admissible to the district.
(Mandatory goals for the eligibility to submit the plan directly in
Annexure- 5 – Stage -2)
For Example: - Two villages are to be selected in the concerned district but if
any village has achieved the mandatory goals mentioned in Para-6 and any
organization or donor is ready to adopt the village and give the amount of the first
year which is admissible to the village, such village can submit the Smart Village
Plan by directly entering into stage-2 as a special case.
The eligible Gram Panchayats shall be selected for the allotment of grant for
Smart Village by considering guidelines mentioned in para 4.1 and the plan
submitted to State Level Committee by Gram Panchayats.
3. Allotment of Grant:-
The grant shall be allocated through District Panchayat to the Gram
Panchayats eligible for the grant of Smart Village. Maximum grant allotment
shall be based on population and area as follows.
Population Area (Hector) Maximum admissible
grant (Rs. in Lakh)
(A) Villages having more More than 3000 100.00
than 10,000 population
1000 to less than 3000 90.00
Less than 1000 80.00
(B) 5000 to 10,000 More than 3000 75.00
1000 to less than 3000 67.50
Less than 1000 60.00
(C) Less than 5000 More than 3000 50.00
1000 to less than 3000 45.00
Less than 1000 40.00
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- 50% amount of the total grant shall be allocated in the first installment and
rest of the amount shall be allocated after the expenditure of 50% of the
grant by the concerned Gram Panchayat.
- This grant shall be used for sanctioned works and programmes of the plan
only.
3.1 Planning Procedure:-
The Gram Panchayats with twice the number of their proposals as per Para
3.1 of the resolution from taluka, shall submit their plan to make their villages
smart before the District Level Experts Committee with a vision to achieve
decided targets and expectations. The District Level Committee shall make
arrangement of students of technical colleges for technical and administrative
support and co-operation of voluntary organizations of the district and help and
guide the Gram Panchayats for making plans. The Experts Committee shall make
comprehensive evaluation of the plans submitted by Gram Panchayats
considering following points.
3.3 Prize of Rs.10000 shall be given to the team in each district which made
the best and balanced plans out of Smart Village plans submitted by Gram
Panchayats every year.
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recommendations for the appointment of members of expert committee for
each district.
1. Vice-Chancellor/ Pro-Vice Chancellor/ Professor equivalent to Dean of the
college of the University of the Concerned District.
2. A representative of reputed organization
3. Expert – Planning
4. Expert – Rural Development
5. Deputy District Development Officer – Co-ordination
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6. To co-ordinate with Departments/ Ministries of Government of Gujarat or
Government of India as and when required to dispose the issues/ matters.
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5.4.2 Development Commissioner shall receive district wise Smart Village
proposals within timelimit to form State Level Expert Committee or to
decide competent organization of this field, to prepare and implement
programmes for capacity building and publicity.
7. Vision
Gram Panchayat is required to have a vision to make the village a Smart
Village. Therefore, besides infrastructural development, a Gram Panchayat must
have a target to make the village-life self-sufficient, socially harmonious and
healthy. Gram Panchayat must work with a vision to provide equal opportunities
to the youth, women, farmers, artisans, backward and deprived people. The
guidelines to achieve such objectives through various programmes and works are
as follows.
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7.1 Social Development
Violence and crime free village:
To create an atmosphere and arrange awareness programmes so that village
people can live fearless and harmonious life and the village becomes crime free.
100% literate village:
A village where everyone including adults are literate, every child is
enrolled in the school, the drop-out ratio is 0%, there is awareness for girls’
education and 100% girls get education at least up to 8th standard.
Malnutrition free village:
A village where there is proper arrangement to provide nutritious food to
every child, a proper arrangement for providing nutrition to the foster mother and
pregnant woman, particularly planning for specially girls to ensure that they do
not suffer from anemia and necessary arrangement it made to get implemented
the criteria of State Government.
Child-marriage free village:
Child-marriage is a shame to the society. A village which has prevented
child-marriage in all the castes by creating social awareness for the same.
Pollution free village:
Pollution is the biggest challenge for this century. A village which has
implemented following programmes to make the village pollution free.
- Open defecation free village
- 100% individual toilets
- Plantation is made and trees are reared, road side plantation in the village
- Clean river/ pond. No chemicals of factories of affluent water is released
in river/ pond etc.
- Prevention of disposal of crop waste or grass by incineration
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Reduction in child mortality rate
Everyone has been covered under various schemes of Health Department
to reduce child mortality rate and the Gram Panchayat is constantly making
efforts for it.
Qualitative education
Infrastructure not only for education but for qualitative education and class
‘A’ school as per criteria of State Government for quality education.
7.3 Economic Sector
Awareness toward organic farming/ vermicompost method.
Agriculture and cattle breeding are the basis of village’s prosperity. There
is Organic farming and wormy compost method are promoted by creating
awareness among farmers.
Awareness towards modern farming and drip irrigation
There must be awareness towards modern farming and drip irrigation.
Soil Health Card for farmers
100% farmers having Soil Health Card and improving their agriculture
method in accordance to it.
Development of dairy industry
There must be a milk produce society in the village.
Haat Bazaar
There must be marketing arrangement for providing agriculture produce at
economical rate and arrangement of traditional Haat Bazaar in tribal area.
Opportunities of employment
There must be Sakhimandal, S.H.G. created and activated for self-
employment generation in the village.
Gram Panchayat must have actively implemented employment oriented
scheme like MNREGA.
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Door-to-door solid waste disposal in each area of the village
There must be door-to-door solid waste disposal system in the village.
Pasture and public garden development
There must be facilities of Gauchar and garden like Panchvati in the
village.
There must be separate arrangement of drinking water for the cattle.
8 Implementation
After allotment of grant as per the prescribed criteria, the Gram Panchayat
shall submit works and programmes for fulfilling the aim of Smart Village to the
District Level Implementation and Monitoring Committee through Taluka
Development Officer and after receiving in principle/administrative approval, the
Gram Panchayat shall undertake works and programmes as per the rules.
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8.3 Works and Programmes
The implementation may be done by taking up works meant to be done from
grant of self-funds of Central Government/ State Government or District
Panchayat/ Taluka Panchayat. Further, the works as per the guidelines of works
mentioned in Annexure-3 may be undertaken from the grant received by Gram
Panchayat for Smart Village. Gram Panchayat may achieve the vision to make
the village a Smart Village by undertaking programmes mentioned in Annexure-
4 within three years.
The works have to be undertaken as per the plan approved by the Gram
Panchayat. Prior approval of the District Implementation Committee is required
to make changes in the plan and to undertake the works which are not included
in Annexure-3 and Annexure-4 of the plan.
8.4 Evaluation
District Implementation Committee shall do smart village wise annual
evaluation. The grant for the second and third year shall be allotted based on the
performance of the Gram Panchayat.
8.4.1 Comprehensive evaluation of each village expected to become smart
village shall be done after three years. Evaluation can be done by any
organization, agency or third party. Development Commissioner shall decide
evaluating organization.
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10.2 If required, Smart Village Society can appoint skilled manpower for
administration and management at the initial stage of implementation or
deploy services like vehicles etc. by outsourcing procedure by considering
prevalent rules and regulations of State Government. Smart Village Society
can also appoint expert person, organization or consulting agency of this
field by outsourcing.
10.3 Expenditure up to 1(one) percent of total provision for the work mentioned
in para 9.2 of the resolution can be done.
Clarification
State Government has the right to change explanations, selection criteria
and procedure, stages of implementation, allotment of grant and programmes ,
appointment, duties and goals of members of committees, etc. mentioned in
Smart Village Scheme Guidelines from time to time. In case of any dispute
regarding interpretation of any point contained in this guidelines, State
Government’s clarification shall be considered as final.
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Annexure – 1
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Appendix – B
2. Health
Sr. No. Details Information
1 Percentage of birth registration
2 Percentage of death registration
3 Percentage of vaccination
(children of 11 to 23 months)
4 Percentage of infant mortality rate
5 Percentage of mother mortality rate
6 Percentage of organizational maternity
7 Male – Female ratio ()
975 or more females per 1000 males
925 to 950 females per 1000 males
Less than 925 females per 1000 males
3. Sanitation
Sr. No. Details Information
1 Work of 100% individual toilets
Total households
Number of households having individual toilet
2 Arrangement of pure drinking water (write two sentences)
3 Sanitation in public places (write two sentences about current
arrangement)
4 Door to door solid waste disposal system
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Total households
Total households covered
5 Any incident of epidemic during competition? (Yes or
No)
4. Panchayat
Sr. Details Information
No.
1 Panchayat tax
Collection of previous year
Collection of current year
2 Has area based assessment been implemented? (Yes or
No)
3 Percentage of presence in last Gram Sabha
4 Percentage of presence of females in last Gram Sabha
5 Facilities through E-Gram
5. Special Achievement
Sr. No. Details Information
1 Please () Awards received
Samaras
Nirmal Gram Puraskar
Paavan Gaam
Tirth Gaam
100% Bank accounts
Gaurav Gram Sabha Award
Best Gram Panchayat Award
Other awards
Other details:
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6. Details of following Government schemes
Sr. No. Name of the scheme Information
1 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Vima Yojana
2 Pradhan Mantri Jivanjyot Vima Yojana
3 Atal Pension Yojana
4 Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Resolution no.-
The details of application form of Gram Panchayat for taking part in smart
village competition for the year …………… under Smart Village Scheme are taken into
consideration. After due consideration, it is resolved to send the proposal to Taluka
Development Officer as the application fulfills all the criteria and to obtain guarantee
that the Gram Panchayat has agreed to make financial and other arrangements and to
maintain works and assets from the grant if the village is selected for smart village.
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Annexure – 2:- Measures of Smart Village selection
Sr. No. Field Details Marks
1 Education 1. Improvement in school enrollment 3 10
2. Literacy rate of the village 2
3. Literacy rate of the women 2
4. Education quality improvement number 3
2 Health 1. Birth registration, if 100% 1 15
2. Death registration, if 100% 1
3. Institutional delivery 5
4. Women – men ratio 3
3 Sanitation 1. Works of 100% individual toilets 5 15
2. Arrangement of pure drinking water 1
3. Sanitation of public place 2
4. Door to door solid waste disposal 5
5. No incident of epidemic during 2
competition
4 Panchayat 1. If Panchayat collected additional tax other 8 20
than current tax and if the collection is
more than 75%
2. Has Gram Panchayat implemented area 3
based assessment?
3. Percentage of presence in Gram Sabha and 5
partnership of the women.
4. Facilities like ROR, electricity bill 5
collection etc. through E-Gram
5. Regular meeting of Gram Panchayat 4
5 Special 1. Samaras 3 20
Achieve 2. Nirmal Gram Puraskar 3
ments 3. Paavan Gaam/ Tirth Gaam 2
4. 100% Bank accounts 2
5. Gaurav Gram Sabha Award 3
6. Best Gram Panchayat Award 3
7. Other awards 2
8. Other details: 2
6 Central Government Schemes 5
7 Marks of Committee 15
Annexure – 3:- Directive list of works
(1) Water
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1. Community scheme to provide drinking water
2. Water pipe line facility in every house
3. Works to provide drinking water to the cattle
4. Construction of ponds, deepening of ponds, beautification of ponds
5. Works of water harvesting
6. Works of water hand pump
(2) Sanitation
1. Works of solid waste management (equipment for disposal of waste, create
dumping site, works for classification of solid/ liquid waste)
2. Works of storm water drainage
3. Community toilets
4. Gutter works
5. Equipment for door to door collection scheme
(3) Roads
1. Internal roads
2. Approach roads
3. Footpath on main road of village
4. Road side plantation
(4) Education
1. Basic facility of primary education
2. Rooms for primary school
(5) Health
1. Facilities in primary health / sub center of the village
2. Health diagnosis camp
(7) Panchayat
1. Increase in E-Gram facility
2. Wi-Fi related facilities
3. Electrification (L.E.D.)
4. Maintenance of community assets
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5. Community facility to be established for works and duties of Gram Panchayat
specified in section-1 of Gram Panchayat Act
6. Solar facility at community center/ Panchayat (except street light)
7. Playgrounds
8. Library
9. Haat Bazaar
10. Cultural center
11. Gardens
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