Gujarat government has made new announcements in financial allocation for the year 2016-17 for development of panchayat and villages. Announcement of Incentives of Rs 5 lakhs for Samras Panchayat and Rs 20,000 to villages with individual toilets were made. In December 2016, Gram Panachayat elections for more than 10,000 villages will be held.
The Samras Gam Yojana, or unanimous election of the gram panchayat scheme, enticed villagers of Gujarat to opt for it through awards for social harmony for developmental works for villages where panchayat elections were conducted by consensus.
