Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme (PEAIS) (2005)

It is a central sector scheme (100% funded) launched by Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

  • It aims at incentivizing –
    1. States for devolving funds, functions and functionaries (3Fs) to panchayats
    2. Panchayats to put in place accountability systems to make their functioning transparent and efficient.
  • It encourages states to devolve more power and panchayats to be more transparent, accountable and responsible in their actions.

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