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    Question

    Consider the following statements about Panchayat

    Development Index:  1.    Recently, Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj informed Lok Sabha about this Index.  2.    It is a multi-domain and multi-sectoral index. 3.  This Index ranks panchayats on the basis of scores and categorises them into 3 grades.  Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
    A 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2 and 3 both Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Recently, the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj informed Lok Sabha about the Panchayat Development Index.  It is a multi-domain and multi-sectoral index that is intended to be used to assess the overall holistic development, performance & progress of panchayats.   The nine themes taken into account are poverty free and enhanced livelihood in village, healthy village, child friendly village, water sufficient village, clean and green village, village with self-sufficient infrastructure, socially just and socially secured villages, village with good governance, and women friendly village.  Ranks: This Index ranks panchayats on the basis of scores and categorises them into four grades.   Those with score under 40 per cent fall in grade D, 40-60 per cent in grade C, 60-75 per cent in grade B, 75 to 90 per cent in category A, while those scoring above 90 per cent will be categorised as A+

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