Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
The Panchayati Raj System of Haryana that had been created by the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act (1994) creates an illusion that it is Gram Panchayat centric. The Act had given to it almost all the 29 subjects which had been listed in the 11th Schedule of the Indian constitution.
Mobility India manager S N Anand said that it has planned to construct 1,000 toilets for members of specially-abled association and 250 have already been constructed. He was speaking at a programme organised to distribute revolving fund to specially-abled at Chandakavadi in Chamarajanagar taluk recently. In order to encourage specially-abled …
Water tanker lorries are the main lifeline in many of Kochi’s villages The city may well take pride in her title as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. But the Queen’s subjects are often left anxiously waiting for non-descript water tankers arranged by the authorities to roll in to their …
This annual issue of Rural Development Statistics, the 22nd in the series is a compilation, analysis and presentation of data on selected key socio-economic and demographic parameters of people living in rural areas. The achievements of Anti-Poverty Programmes implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India are highlighted …
In a major move, the Directorate of Town Panchayats has embarked upon a plastic eradication plan to declare all 529 town panchayats in the State plastic-free by September 15. In a circular sent to Assistant Directors of Town Panchayats in the State, M. Chandrasekaran, Director of Town Panchayats, has detailed …
Rs.1,000 to be given for paddy cultivation in a hectare High-tech farming will be introduced in all panchayats in the district, Agriculture Minister K.P. Mohanan has said. He was addressing a meeting here on Monday to review activities in the district’s agriculture and dairy sectors. “Precision and greenhouse farming will …
Close on the heels of three villages in Noida banning tobacco and tobacco products, around 30 gram panchayats are also set to follow suit. “We will be conducting a regional panchayat next week, in which heads of nearly 30 villages will take part. We will declare tobacco banned in these …
VASCO: A number of issues like garbage, rainwater harvesting, tax on illegal houses, pollution by garages, Chicalim Park and a shipyard dominated the Chicalim gram sabha on Sunday. The annual budget for 2012-13 was also passed and approved at the gram sabha, which was convened at the panchayat complex ground. …
PORVORIM: The issues of cleanliness and disposal of garbage dominated the Socorro gram sabha on Sunday. The villagers alleged that the panchayat was not paying enough attention towards cleanliness of the village. “There has been rise in the number of construction workers due to spurt in construction activities in Socorro. …
Puthiya Tamizhagam leader K. Krishnasamy on Sunday called for an effective implementation of the Tamil Nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Act (2003) to prevent misuse of groundwater for purposes other than irrigation and drinking water. Talking to reporters, he said if the government felt that the Act in its current …
A major step to make India open defecation free was taken on Thursday with the ministry of rural development headed by minister Jairam Ramesh joining hands with the ministry of defence under defence minister A.K. Antony to set up bio-digester toilets in 2.4 lakh gram panchayats in India. The technology …
Jairam Ramesh, Union Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister, on Thursday described the Railways as the world’s largest open toilet as his ministry signed an MoU with the Defence Research and Development Organisation to provide 1,000 bio digester toilets to 300 gram panchayats on a pilot basis in the …
JAMMU, July 26: Terming effective Panchayats as essential component for rural emancipation, Minister for Medical Education, R.S.Chib, today emphasized the need for stronger coordination between the people, the government and the Panchayat representatives for all round growth and development. Chairing a high level meeting held here to review the status …
AHMEDABAD: Residents of Dedasan and Chailpur villages in Kheralu taluka have taken to the streets, protesting the indiscriminate sand mining along the Sabarmati river. The river's width has increased by almost 50 feet due to the illegal mining activity in the last few months. The residents have found that the …
Laying out a road map for a comprehensive and sustained relief and rehabilitation package, the two-day national workshop on endosulfan ended here on Sunday pledging to ensure individual, social, and economic uplift of hundreds of affected victims and their families and to rejuvenate the environmental and ecological aspects, degraded by …
Collector distributes ID cards to honour local body chiefs The State government has released a sum of Rs.5.36 crore to all village panchayats in the district to meet basic amenities and infrastructure needs during the first quarter of the current fiscal through the State Finance Commission grant, according to District …
Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangam has convened a meeting on July 22 at Periyanaickenpalayam to plan a massive demonstration to oppose land acquisition for the proposed alignment of the Kangeyampalayam – Neelambur – Mettupalayam bypass road and the proposed toll plaza. Talking to reporters, president of the Sangam, M.R. Sivasamy said that …
After battling for life in abject deplorable condition, a five-year old victim of the “killer” endosulfan pesticide spraying in the district, passed away at his residence in Karadukka panchayat in the district, sources here said. Mithun, son of Mohana-Pushpa couple, residing at Berla, had been afflicted with the physical retardation …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate a two-day national seminar ‘Concord - 2012’ (consultative workshop on comprehensive rehabilitation of endosulfan victims and rejuvenation of ecosystem in Kasaragod district) at the Chinmaya Tejus auditorium here at 10 a.m. on July 21. The event would also be held at the collectorate conference …
MARGAO: The fate of the four mining companies which have applied for ore transportation will be decided on Saturday. District Collector N D Agrawal has fixed a hearing on the sensitive question of ore transportation on Saturday, which would finally seal the fate of the parties to the issue. Agrawal …
