Training session on Panchayat Development Index Portal

A one-day training workshop on Panchayat Development Index (PAI 2.0) Portal was organised here on Monday for several gram panchayats of Solan under the chairmanship of Block Development Officer Ramesh Kumar Sharma.

Detailed information was provided to the pradhans, secretaries and officers of various departments about the portal, whose main objective is to promote development in rural areas and achieve sustainable development goals. He said the portal helped the gram panchayats to measure their progress, identify challenges and make effective plans. This portal is data-driven and facilitates the gram panchayats to take decisions based on real-time data.

The Block Development Officer said PAI 2.0 was linked with the Sustainable Development Goals and due to this linkage, it established itself as an important tool by helping the GPs in achieving global goals. “It helps improve various parameters of village development by promoting transparency and accountability in the GPs, thus paving the way for timely achievement of various developmental goals.”

While dwelling further on this easily operated developmental tool, he said the portal was a digital platform launched by the Centre to promote rural development and achieve sustainable development goals by tracking the progress of various developmental works.

He provided information regarding the purpose, utility and target groups of the portal on the occasion.