There are 13945 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Gujarat, as per information received
from the State. A total of 120 Panchayat Ghars have been
constructed under RGSY in Gujarat. Out
of these, 30 Panchayat Ghars
are in Sabarkantha, 9 in Mehsana
and none in Patan.
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During 2011-12, financial assistance of the tune of
` 109.64 crore for six BRGF districts under
Development Grant component of the Scheme of Backward Regions Grant Fund, `
1.09 crore under Panchayat
Empowerment and Accountability Scheme (` 1.03 crore
for awarding 7 Panchayats and ` 0.06 crore as Administrative Grant) and ` 1.59 crore under e-Panchayat for
setting up of Programme Management Units (PMUs) at
State and District level was provided to the State of Gujarat.
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Gram Panchayats (GPs) in
Gujarat.
District-wise details:
|
Sr. No
|
Name of District
|
Total No. of Gram Panchayat
|
Total No. of Panchayat Ghar Constructed
under RGSY
|
|
1
|
Ahmedabad
|
518
|
0
|
|
2
|
Amreli
|
595
|
0
|
|
3
|
Anand
|
353
|
0
|
|
4
|
Banaskantha
|
799
|
0
|
|
5
|
Bhavnagar
|
775
|
0
|
|
6
|
Bharuch
|
543
|
0
|
|
7
|
Dahod
|
498
|
11
|
|
8
|
Dang
|
70
|
0
|
|
9
|
Gandhinagar
|
300
|
0
|
|
10
|
Jamnagar
|
667
|
0
|
|
11
|
Junagadh
|
848
|
10
|
|
12
|
Kutch-Bhuj
|
615
|
15
|
|
13
|
Kheda
|
573
|
0
|
|
14
|
Mehsana
|
593
|
9
|
|
15
|
Navsari
|
367
|
0
|
|
16
|
Narmada
|
220
|
0
|
|
17
|
Panchmahal
|
714
|
0
|
|
18
|
Porbandar
|
150
|
0
|
|
19
|
Patan
|
465
|
0
|
|
20
|
Rajkot
|
846
|
0
|
|
21
|
Sabarkantha
|
736
|
30
|
|
22
|
Surendranagar
|
615
|
0
|
|
23
|
Surat
|
567
|
0
|
|
24
|
Tapi
|
284
|
0
|
|
25
|
Baroda
|
869
|
26
|
|
26
|
Valsad
|
365
|
19
|
|
|
Total
|
13945
|
120
|
This information was given by the Minister of Panchayati Affairs, Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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