Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
New Delhi: The move to provide minimum support price for forest produce to tribals has picked up momentum with the Planning Commission now considering how to go about it. The panchayati raj ministry had earlier set up a committee under T Haque to suggest how the Rs 50,000 crore forest …
AN EXPERT committee, formed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has recommended that trade control of tendu leaves, critical for forest dwellers’ income, should vest in the state. The panel, headed by agriculture economist T Haque, was set up to ensure ownership rights of forest dwellers over minor forest produce …
THE Union ministry of panchayati raj has suggested amendments to streamline local governance in the tribal areas of north-eastern states. The draft amendments to existing laws governing local bodies in the Sixth Schedule areas would help fight insurgency prevailing in the region and effectively implement Central government programmes, such as …
Cash award given to full sanitation coverage with defecation-free environment. Only 2,808 gram panchayats, one block panchayat have been chosen for 2010 award. Number of awards peaked in 2008 with 12,144 panchayats, 112 blocks, 8 zila parishads winning. NEW DELHI: The incentive award the Ministry of Panchayati Raj gives annually …
PURI: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in a day-long tour of Brahmagiri Assembly constituency, inaugurated two bridges and laid a foundation stone for four multipurpose cyclone shelter centres today. In a public meeting at Krushnaprasad, he lauded the local legislator Sanjay Das Burma for his contribution towards development of the constituency. …
THE Planning Commission will formulate an action plan for central Indian tribal areas in the 12th Five-Year Plan that begins next year. The Plan panel had abandoned a similar programme for Naxal districts following differences with the Home Ministry. The new plan would include the Red Corridor where Naxal activity …
This document discusses the status of Panchayats and approach to roadmap, strengthening democratic functioning of the Panchayats, functions of the Panchayats, functionaries of the Panchayats, Panchayat finances and accounting, e-Panchayat, Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled areas) Act, decentralized governance in the north east states, legal framework & the road ahead.
The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has constituted a committee of ministers for continuous monitoring and supervision of relief distribution to frost affected farmers in the state. The committee comprises Minister for Panchayats and Rural Development Gopal Bhargav, Minister for Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria, Minister for …
This is a special report in Down To Earth on how the 13the Finance Commission puts three times more money in the hands of local governments to spend—at their own will. Panchayats and municipal bodies will now have three times more money to spend—at their own will. The 13th Finance …
Panchayats and municipal bodies will now have three times more money to spend—at their own will. The 13th Finance Commission has pushed for greater autonomy for local governments by vesting spending power in their hands instead of the state, while increasing their non-plan expenditure from Rs 20,000 crore to Rs …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI EW DELH Concerned over lack of development in the tribal areas, which has led to the rise of Left-Wing extremism (LWE), the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council will review the government
Aug. 20: Eyeing on improving the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the government will build panchayat ghars and Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendras across the country over the next three years. "The proposed panchayat ghars will act as the mini secretariat and a forum for …
Ministry of Panchayati Raj has formulated a Model Panchayats and Gram Swaraj Act (MPGSA) for states. The Ministry invited members to give their comments and suggestions.
BHUBANESWAR: With restrictions on preparation of district plan for backward region grant fund (BRGF) in view of the model code of conduct in force, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has asked the State Government to submit a consolidated plan proposal for 2008-09 by first week of October. Additional …
He sits in Vigyan Bhavan in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. The secretary sits in Krishi Bhavan; the additional secretary in Sardar Patel Bhavan and the joint secretary in Samrat Hotel. You could say the Panchayati Raj is homeless without an address in India
Against the Planning Commission's and the ministry of panchayati raj's views of abolition of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), the ministry of rural development has initiated process for restructuring of DRDAs. Last month, the rural development ministry had asked the states and Union Territories to send suggestions on the restructuring …
Multiple agencies set up for the implementation of the UPA government's flagship and anti-poverty programmes such as sarva shiksha abhiyan, national rural health mission and national horticulture mission are undermining the role of panchayats in the country, minister for panchayati raj Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Wednesday. Aiyar called for …
