Incentivising Gujarati villages to stay crime-free
Wed, Apr 21 2021 12:06 IST |
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Incentivising Gujarati villages to stay crime-free Image Source: IANS News
Incentivising Gujarati villages to stay crime-free Image Source: IANS News
Ahmedabad, April 21 : Being a good citizen and obeying the law of the land is not just a legal or moral obligation for thousands of villagers in Gujarat but it also comes with its own set of financial incentives. As part of a scheme named Tirthgam-Pavangam, the state government has gifted nearly Rs 23 crore to over 1,300 crime-free villages in 16 years.
Launched in 2004, the scheme aims to promote unity, social harmony and all-round development of villages. It helps in lowering the crime graph in rural areas as crime-free villages get rewarded. Till 2019, 1,319 village Panchayats have been gifted Rs 22.9 crore under the scheme.