BHUBANESWAR, Feb. 26 -- To empower the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), the Panchayati Raj Department would henceforth undertake repair and maintenance of Upper Primary Schools, Anganwadi Centres, LI Centres and ANM Centres and ensure toilets, drinking water, playgrounds and children's parks.
These projects would be undertaken with convergence of State, Central and MGNEGS funds.
Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena informed this in the State Assembly of Tuesday.
The department would use 30% of the SFC-CFC funds to provide safe drinking water in rural areas. Besides, it would use the Pacnhayat Finance Commission fund of Rs 10 lakh along with 'Basudha' and 'Jala Jeevan Mission" funds for supply of piped water to each household...