Maharashtra Gram Sevak case studies
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The Maharashtra Gram Sevak examination is the state-level recruitment test used to select Village Development Officers - the frontline functionaries who work with gram panchayats, implement rural development schemes at village level, maintain village records, and act as the link between administrative machinery and villagers. Candidates typically include graduates from rural and semi-urban Maharashtra, often from agriculture or commerce backgrounds, who are comfortable with Marathi-medium administration and want a stable government post close to home. The Maharashtra Gram Sevak case studies are 5 cases and about 4,306 words.
1Quorum, Conflict of Interest and the Beneficiary List at Wadgaon Khurd
Wadgaon Khurd has 1,850 registered Gram Sabha electors. The Gram Panchayat's standing orders fix the quorum for a Gram Sabha at one-tenth of the electors, that is 185 members.
875 words, about 4 min2Pink Bollworm Threshold and Pond Water Allocation at Kalamb
Shri Deshmukh cultivates 2.5 hectares at Kalamb in Yavatmal district: 1.6 hectares under cotton and 0.9 hectare under soybean. His soil test report shows organic carbon 0.38 per cent, pH 8.2, low available nitrogen, medium phosphorus and high potassium.
862 words, about 4 min3Fitting Three Works into a Tied Grant at Shivangaon
The Gram Panchayat of Shivangaon has 12,50,000 rupees available under a tied grant for 2024-25. Its standing instruction is to keep 5 per cent of the grant as contingency, and to spend at least one-fifth of the works money on sanitation.
827 words, about 4 min4Portal Deadline, Power Cuts and an OTP Call at Malkapur
The Gram Panchayat office of Malkapur has one laptop, one 4G dongle and no UPS. A state portal must receive 1,240 beneficiary records, with Aadhaar and bank details, by 20 January.
862 words, about 4 min5Yatra, Heritage Grant and a Tour Operator at Pimpalgaon
Pimpalgaon, a village of 1,900 people, has a 300-year-old Shiva temple with carved wooden arches, a stone stepwell that is silting up, and a two-day yatra in the month of Magha. About 40 families earn most of their annual cash income from the yatra.
880 words, about 4 min