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The Director expressed concern over delays in data submission under PAI 2.0, pointing out that the progress is still pending with line departments. He asked ACPs to mobilize their teams and clear the backlog at the earliest, stressing that the Ministry of Panchayati Raj is closely monitoring the status.
Sham Lal asked officers to speed up data verification and ground-level follow-up. âPanchayat secretaries need to be more proactive. The time has already passed and we cannot afford further delays,â he remarked.
On fund utilization, the Director noted that although allocations had been made, expenditures were being held up due to incomplete billing and pending approvals. He instructed ACPs to coordinate closely with district officers to resolve these issues and ensure timely financial reporting. The meeting also reviewed the rollout of SabhaSaar, the AI-powered tool for automatically generating structured minutes of Gram Sabha meetings.
The Director expressed concern that only a few Panchayats had utilized the newly introduced SabhaSaar AI tool so far. He underlined the importance of adopting the system widely, noting that SabhaSaar has been designed to ensure accurate, transparent and uniform documentation of Gram Sabha proceedings.
The Director instructed Panchayat Secretaries that during the October 2 Gram Sabha, audio or video recording of the entire proceedings must be done, either through a microphone system or mobile device. These recordings are to be uploaded on the dedicated platform https://sabhasaar.panchayat.gov.in
Additionally, preparations for the PPC Campaign were discussed, with instructions to intensify awareness drives to ensure rural communities are fully informed about developmental schemes and governance reforms.
Sham Lal, emphasized that the People's Plan Campaign (PPC) is the cornerstone of strengthening participatory democracy at the grassroots level. He stated that the campaign is designed to ensure that planning by Gram Panchayats is genuinely inclusive and based on the actual needs of the community, thereby promoting transparency and accountability in all development works.
