Services of Gram Panchayat in Koraput, Orissa – A Citizen Report Card

This study was done by the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), Bhubaneswar, withsupport from PAC using the CRC as a tool to assess public services provided by Gram Panchayats and,therefore, carried out exclusively among rural communities in the state. Two blocks from KoraputDistrict namely Baipariguda and Kundra were chosen for the study. Within the two blocks, six GramPanchayats were selected. A total of 1200 households, 600 in each block, were surveyed. The servicesincluded drinking water, sanitation, streetlights, roads and other services such as primary health, middaymeal scheme, etc., though they directly do not come under the purview of Gram Panchayat services.The findings were presented at the District- and State-level forums. An action plan to improve theservice delivery of the GPs was prepared.

The publication, “Services of Gram Panchayat in Korapt, Orissa – A Citizen Report Card,” details all the
findings of this study which was published in 2009.

The report can be found here.