Is the PM listening?
"In the current process of allocation, population is taken as the standard criterion. But we strongly feel that the criteria should be based on parameters like geographical area.'
G N Hegde
Muregar, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka
"There should be an increase in maangdey (honorarium) for the panchayat leaders. We are paid Rs 1800 in a year. In my gram panchayat there are villages 40 km away from the block office. It is not sufficient for attending all the meetings of block panchayat even.'
Allali Ram Yadav
Laloo Tola, Rajanandgaon, Chhattisgarh
"We should be given powers to decide how to spend money. It is already decided before coming to us, same way as World Bank gives money to our government.'
Rama Kant Tripathi
Shivrajpur, Fatehpur, UP
"Though elections were held after 22 years, there is not much change. It cannot happen until the development funds are given directly to the Gram Sabhas.'
Sadhu Paswan
Jamu, Jehanabad, Bihar
"If a gram panchayat or zilla parishad makes projects, it usually does not get the funds it demands. How are they expected to give results then?'
Rabi Narayan Jena
Birdi, Jagatsinghpur, Orissa
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