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BJP pledges Rs 5 crore for every Gram Panchayat in Rajasthan manifesto
✍️ India Today
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 01:03 AM
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajasthan election manifesto includes a commitment to allocate Rs 5 crore to each gram panchayat for development projects.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its election manifesto for Rajasthan, outlining a range of development promises ahead of the upcoming state polls. Among the headline items, the party has announced a financial pledge of Rs 5 crore for every gram panchayat in the state.
The allocation is intended to be channelled directly to local self‑government bodies to fund infrastructure, sanitation, health and other community projects. Party officials indicated that the money will be released through existing rural development schemes, aiming to boost grassroots participation and improve service delivery at the village level.
Analysts note that the promise marks a significant increase in per‑panchayat funding compared with previous state programmes. If implemented, the scheme could reshape fiscal planning for Rajasthan’s rural administration, though details on timing and disbursement mechanisms remain to be clarified.
The allocation is intended to be channelled directly to local self‑government bodies to fund infrastructure, sanitation, health and other community projects. Party officials indicated that the money will be released through existing rural development schemes, aiming to boost grassroots participation and improve service delivery at the village level.
Analysts note that the promise marks a significant increase in per‑panchayat funding compared with previous state programmes. If implemented, the scheme could reshape fiscal planning for Rajasthan’s rural administration, though details on timing and disbursement mechanisms remain to be clarified.