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Consider the following statements about District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHA):
1. It has been constituted by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
2. It aims to ensure the optimisation of public funds, promote synergy and convergence between different layers of governance and review intra-State disparities for greater time-bound impact.
3. The Chairperson of the DISHA should be a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) elected from the district, nominated by the nodal Ministry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHA), have been constituted by the Ministry of Rural Development at district levels under the Chairpersonship of concerned Member of Parliament to monitor proper implementation of key Central Schemes/ Programmes and to ensure better coordination at all levels of elected representatives for efficient and time-bound development of districts. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. • Similarly, State Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees have also been constituted under the chairpersonship of the concerned Chief Minister/Administrator to attend to the matters which need to be resolved at the highest level in the State/UT. • DISHA is an important step towards participatory governance with the mantra of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ and to attain the global agenda for 2030 including SDGs based on inclusiveness and universality- ‘Leave No One Behind’. • The main objective of DISHA is to ensure the quality of expenditure - optimization of public funds; monitor programme implementation; promote synergy and convergence between different layers of governance and review intra- State disparities for greater time-bound impact. Hence, statement 2 is correct. • The Chairperson of the DISHA should be a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) elected from the district, nominated by the Ministry of Rural Development. The other Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) representing the district should be designated as Co-Chairpersons. Hence, statement 3 is correct. • The Member Secretary is the District Collector/Deputy Commissioner/ the CEO Zilla Parishad or a Senior ADM to be the Member Secretary for a particular meeting to ensure that meetings of the DISHA are held as scheduled. • The other Members of the Committee are members of the State Legislative Assembly elected from the district, one representative of the State, all Mayors/ Chairpersons of Municipalities including one woman and five elected heads of Gram Panchayat including two women, Chairperson and CEO of the Zilla Panchayat and Chairpersons of block panchayat, Head of the Autonomous District Council in districts having Schedule VI Areas and Project Director of DRDA. • Moreover, one member from a reputed NGO, SC, ST and women, lead bank officer of the district, senior superintendent of the postal department and District level nodal functionaries of all programmes that will be under the purview of Disha.
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