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Plans for grassroots economic development and social justice must be planned and carried out by the PRIs. Gram Panchayats are required to create a Shelf of Projects over the course of five years, which entails identifying, ranking, and preparing development projects. Rs. was allocated by the XIVth Finance Commission of India. 200,292.2 Cr to the panchayats and a pressing need for gram panchayats to be empowered to plan and carry out projects to meet the basic needs of rural people. It is known as the GPDP, or Gram Panchayat Development Plan. The GPDP must be prepared by all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats based on local issues, conditions, and resources. Sadly, however, the GPs face issues such as a lack of support staff, adequate knowledge, planning skills, and so on. This paper attempted to examine the capacity gap and GPDP preparation status. A field study in five states--Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Bihar--led to the creation of this study.