Tirth Gram Yojana
The state government contributes 1,00,000 rupees to encourage the selected Tirth Gram.
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Aims
The Tirth Gram Yojana has been formulated to strengthen the goodwill amongst the people living in the rural areas of the state, to promote unity and help the overall development of the village
The following are the areas which would be encouraged by this plan.
- Brotherhood
- Social Goodwill
- Peace
- Overall development of the village
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Commencement of plan
- The plan was implemented in 2004-05. The future of Gujarat depends on a foundation of good culture and values.
Tirth Gram Yojana?
Standards for the selection of the village according to the plan
- The village panchayat which has been unanimously elected without any competition in the village elections is declared as a “Samras” village. The village which has been declared as a “Samras” village will get priority for selection according to this plan.
- Villages with no crime for the preceding 5 years get selected.
- There should be no production, sale or intake of any intoxicating substances.
- The proper level of hygiene and sanitation should be maintained.
- High level of female development and low level of dropouts is necessary.
- Communal goodwill should be high and communal disputes should be low.
- Disputes should be solved with discussions.
- There should be no controversy regarding the religious sites of the village.
- The scheduled castes and tribes should have access to the same level of primary facilities as the other villagers
- The people of the village should participate equally in registration of dates for the midday meal. .
Achievements of the plan
| Name of District | Number of tirth gram declared | ||
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| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
| Surat | 62 | 07 | 69 |
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Note:
There is no target figure for this plan. The concerned village panchayat is given the status of a Tirth Gram depending on factors like no crime in the village since 5 years, etc.
Method of selection?
For the purpose of selection of the villages to be declared as Sites of Pilgrimage, the Village Panchayat must fill in the required information in the proper format and send it to the concerned Taluka Development Officer. The applications received for this plan are primarily checked by the concerned Taluka Development Officer or Taluka Mamlatdaar. After that the checked applications are presented in the District level Committee for Implementation.
- Let us light the lantern there,where there is still darkness.
- Let us march towards the path of progress.
- If we are united while working we will benefit from the strengths of unity.
We will adopt the policy of finishing tomorrow’s work today. One should do constructive deeds without expectation of a positive outcome
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