Demand was raised to give honorarium to the members of Sarpanch and Taluka-District Panchayats
Like MLAs and MPs with many allowances now like: four corporators of a ward of the corporation are given honorarium but the representative of Visek village is a member of taluka panchayat - sarpanch nothing: ST has reserved seats for legislators but no one travels Provide free access
Rajkot: While MLAs, MPs and corporators are being given honorarium along with various allowances, now there is a demand to give honorarium to elected members and sarpanches of taluka-district panchayats as well. Panchayats also have an important role to play in the structure of the democratic system and it has been demanded from the state government that its members should be given honorarium if they are democratically elected.
Elections for more than ten thousand gram panchayats have been completed in Gujarat recently. Taluka-District Panchayat elections were held a year ago. The three-tier system of panchayats has a special significance. While Sarpanch and Taluka-District Panchayat members have important contribution in the implementation of government schemes, the government should also give them honorarium. At present Rs. 1100 and District Panchayat President Rs. 2100 honorarium.
The leaders of the Pradesh Panchayat Parishad said that the corporators elected from the area of three-four km in the corporation area will be given Rs. If honorarium of Rs. 15,000 to Rs. If the executive of the council agrees on this matter, the government will be demanded to pay honorarium to the members of the panchayats and sarpanches. Demand is currently rising at different levels. While MLAs rarely travel in ST, now there is a demand to provide free ST facility to taluka-district members and sarpanches to go to taluka or district headquarters.
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