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IIM Ahmedabad to train panchayats for fiscal self-reliance

IIM Ahmedabad to train panchayats for fiscal self-reliance

New Delhi, June 23 (UNI): In a major step towards empowering grassroots governance, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj has partnered with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad to train panchayats in generating their own revenue and becoming financially self-reliant.

A three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) programme on “Generation of own source revenue by gram panchayats,” was inaugurated by Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj here on Monday, said a statement from the Ministry.

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