‘Govt committed to decentralisation'
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Itanagar: CM
Pema Khandu
has reaffirmed the state govt's commitment to decentralisation, reports Joken Ete. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day state level workshop on Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 at Itanagar, Khandu cited that 10% of the state's own revenue is earmarked for
Panchayati Raj Institutions
. The PAI is a multi-domain and multi-sectoral index that is intended to be used to assess the overall holistic development, performance and progress of panchayats.
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