G.O.(Ms).No.57, State Level Steering Committee for Localisation of SDGs and Monitoring of PDI, 2024

What the government order does

Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.57 dated 2 March 2024, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SDG) Department, expands the State Level Steering Committee previously formed to monitor localisation of Sustainable Development Goals in panchayats. The committee is renamed the State Level Steering Committee for Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals and Monitoring of Panchayat Development Index.

The Panchayat Development Index is described as a multidimensional assessment index with 577 indicators across nine themes. It measures panchayat progress towards localised Sustainable Development Goals and supports evidence based planning at the grassroots level.

Committee structure

The State Level Steering Committee for Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals and Monitoring of Panchayat Development Index has:

• The Chief Secretary as Chairperson.
• The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department as Convenor.
• The Planning and Development Department and specified departmental officials as members.
• Departments covering social welfare, municipal administration, tribal welfare, health, school education, agriculture, revenue, disaster management and other sectors as members or special invitees.

The District Collector is responsible for localisation, validation and monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals at the district and sub-state level.

Main responsibilities

The State Level Steering Committee must monitor:

• Identification and training of nodal officers at state, district and block levels.
• Coordination between departments and implementation at panchayat level.
• Mapping of Central Government and State schemes to the nine themes and related Sustainable Development Goals.
• Inclusion of scheme resources, physical targets and financial targets in gram, block and district panchayat development plans.
• Collection of local indicator data monthly or quarterly.
• Integration of scheme monitoring parameters into a Sustainable Development Goals dashboard.
• Creation of a dynamic Panchayat Development Index portal or dashboard by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
• Incentives for panchayats that perform well in localising Sustainable Development Goals.
• Training, documentation of best practices and development of local champions.
• Preparation of short, medium and long term vision road maps and district baseline and annual reports.

The committee is required to meet once every quarter to monitor implementation of the Panchayat Development Index.

Relevance to land and property readers

Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.57 concerns panchayat development assessment, government coordination and monitoring. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, land classification, property registration, building approval, rates or fees. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department participates in the committee as part of the wider departmental coordination framework.