Dhanalakshmi: Brother.. You were saying something called gram sabha, what is that? Silvanus: Oh dear.. I thought you are a brilliant girl. But you don’t know about this? Dhanalakshmi: I am a brilliant girl… But just wanted to know about gram sabha in detail. Silvanus: Ok ok cool. I will explain. Don’t get tensed. Gram sabha is nothing but kind of parliament setup in every panchayath. Dhanalakshmi: OMG!! Seriously!!! Parliament??!! where all the ministers sit and talk about people’s problem. Is it so?? Silvanus: Exactly!!! In the same way, in gram sabha meeting everybody sits and decides about what all can be done for their villages. Dhanalakshmi: Oh really???!!! Silvanus: Oh Yes dear!! Gram sabha is the back bone for the growth of each and every village. But many people are not aware of importance of gram sabha. Dhanalakshmi: Ok.. What will we get by knowing its importance? Silvanus: Hey…Don’t underestimate it.. Gram Sabha has power to make everything upside down in the country. Dhanalakshmi: How is this possible??!! Don’t try to make me fool. Silvanus: Oh come on.. let me give you an example. If a gram sabha decides to shut down the liquor shops in their village, nobody can start or continue liquor shops in that village. Court has ordered to give importance to the decisions taken in gram sabha. Now you think.. If each and every gram sabhas decides to shut down the liquor shops in their area, we can make India a liquor free country. Dhanalakshmi: Brother Its really exciting!! I want to see gram sabha meeting. Where will these meetings happen? Tell me brother. I will go immediately. Silvanus: Oh my dear dear.. Gram sabha will not happen daily. It happens only 4 times in a year. i.e January 26th, May 1st, August 15th and on October 2nd. Gram sabha meetings will be conducted on these dates. During that meeting all important decisions will be taken. Dhanalakshmi: Oh really??!! Coming is Friday is January 26th. Our panchayath will conduct Gram sabha meeting on that day. I am right? Silvanus: Of course you are right!!! Now you know all these information. Rather than keeping these information to yourself go and tell our villagers and take them for gram sabha meeting. Ok?? Dhanalakshmi: Definitely brother!!! Silvanus: My dear friends, you are going to know more about gram sabha but before that don’t forget that January 26th gram sabha meetings are conducted in your village. Do take part in those meetings and contribute for the growth of our country.
