Context: Recently, Government launched ‘Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas’ campaign for inclusive and holistic preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).
About campaign

• Under Article 243 G of the Constitution, Panchayats have been mandated for the preparation and implementation of plans for economic development and social justice.
• Thus, Panchayats have a significant role to play in the effective and efficient implementation of flagship schemes/programs on subjects of national importance for transforming rural India.

Importance

• Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas is an effective strategy for ensuring the preparation of GPDP in a campaign mode by endeavoring to converge all resources available at the Panchayat level.
• The campaign aimed to help Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the preparation of convergent and holistic GPDP through the identification of sectoral infrastructural gaps in respective areas. 
• The approval of GPDP for the year 2021-22, well in advance, will provide GPs full year for implementation and effective monitoring of works. 

Note:  As such no separate allocation has been earmarked for Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas to States/UTs including State of Haryana, Assam and Bihar.
The objectives of ‘Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas’ broadly include 

• strengthening of elected representatives and Self Help Groups, 
• evidence-based assessment of progress made in 2020-21 and proposals for 2021-22 in all 29 subjects of XI Schedule, public disclosure on Schemes, finances, etc. and 
• the preparation of inclusive, participatory and evidence-based GPDP for 2021-22 through structured Gram Sabha involving front line workers/ supervisors of all 29 sectors of XI schedule.

About Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)

• The Gram Panchayats are constitutionally mandated for the preparation of GPDP for economic development and social justice utilizing resources available with them.
• The GPDP should be comprehensive and based on a participatory process involving the community particularly Gram Sabha.
• It will be in convergence with schemes of all related Central Ministries / Line Departments related to 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution.

By: Shubham Tiwari