Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Making the Village and Ward Secretariat as the focal point for implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Orders – Issued.
G.O. Ms. No. 132 dated 04-11-2022
Read the following:-
1) G.O. Ms. No. 110, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (MDLI) Department, dated 19.07.2019.
2) Note from the Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, No. 88, dated 01.11.2022.
ORDER:
In order to provide various Government / other services at the door steps of Citizens through Single Window system, to enhance transparency & accountability in delivery of Government services to the Citizens and ensure seamless delivery of Navaratnalu, Government have established Village and Ward Secretariats (VWS) in the State, vide G.O. first read above. Now the Secretariat system has become a backbone for implementing all flagship programmes of the Government.
2.The results of Government programmes/schemes come out in the form of indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) .. The Village and Ward Secretariats are the focal points that translate Global SDGs into local actionable tasks at the grassroot level. In order to ensure that all SDGs are effectively implemented at the local level by the VWS, the following instructions are issued –
(a) The Mandai level supervisory officers of functionaries at Village Secretariat and Municipal Commissioners in case of Ward Secretariat shall monitor the programmes that pave the path for achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. The Global Sustainable Development Goals should be translated into local actionabie tasks. The details of the MandaI level supervisory officers is given in Annexure 1.
(b) Data updation has to be done regularly and it should be reviewed on monthly basis by the Secretaries/Heads of Department /Collectors. For data updation, the information in the SDG Portal maintained by the Planning Department and the data from Consistent Rhythms would be synchronized to avoid multiple sources of information coming from the grassroots. The Planning Department would ensure that this is done forthwith and used to prepare presentations for review of Hon’ble Chief Minister.
(c) While monitoring the SDGs, with regard to the eight initial set of indicators consisting of improving the Enrollment ratio and attending to anemic mothers or malnourished children, etc., the reports should also cover the individuals/households not covered by the system like mothers not coming to anganwadis, children not enrolled in school, and so on. For getting the baseline data, quick survey of house holds should be done by ViliagelWard Volunteers and this data needs to be updated from time to time. This would be supervised by the Panchayat Secretaries/Data Entry Secretaries in the Village & Ward Secretariat working under the technical control of the Mandai Statistical Officer. In general, the DES shall provide technical support at every administrative unit level to the V&WS Department. The monthly Survey has to be completed by 10th of every month beginning with November 2022.
(d) All Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Special Chief Secretaries and Heads of Departments shall inspect at least one Village & Ward Secretariat every fortnight and share their feedback and observation to Special Chief Secretary to Government, Village & Ward Secretariat Department and Secretary to Government, Planning Department. They will consolidate and make presentations to Chief Secretary during 3-5 p.m. on every second and fourth Wednesday of every month. The standard presentation format for the Chief Secretary to Government / Chief Minister Office shall be based on the formats given in Annexure-
3 and prepared by the Special Chief Secretary to Government, Village & Ward Secretariats/Secretary to Government, Planning Department and communicated to the Chief Secretary/Chief Minister’s Office as well as shared with all Secretaries and Heads of Department by 7 Nov 2022.
(e) In order to avoid duplication of visits by senior officers, allocation of secretariats will be done by Village & Ward Secretariat Department. The Village & Ward Secretariats Department would prepare the schedule for all upto 31 March 2023 for all Secretaries/HoDs and communicate to all by 7 Nov 2022 in the format given in Annexure-2. The Special Chief Secretary to Government, Village & Ward Secretariats in consultation with the Secretary to Government, Planning Department shall also prepare a standard inspection format in digital/paper form by 7 Nov 2022 and communicate to all Secretaries/HoDs in the State. The inspection would focus on the eight indicators,’ gradually expanding to 20 by April 2023
