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 state machinery has failed to act against corruption in at least 28 panchayats, one each in all districts, in utilisation of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). The recovery of over Rs6.18 crore is due towards the programme officers, sarpanches, village secretaries, engineers and …
Says Gram Sabhas Alone To Decide If They Want To Part With Forest Land Nitin Sethi | TNN The N C Saxena Committee that called for scrapping the Vedanta bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa has set a precedent that could jolt the entire mining industry
THE High Court of Bombay in Goa has come down heavily on the state’s coastal village panchayats for structures built in violation of the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) notification 1991. CRZ regulates activities on coastal stretches within 500 metres of the high tide line on the landward side. On June …
Union Health Ministry is mulling over a proposal to launch a National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), to cater to the requirements of urban poor in all the 640 cities across the country by facilitating
Bangalore: The scheme that brings smiles to lakhs of children across the country every afternoon is also eating into teaching and learning time. Teachers in many states spend one to two hours daily on activities related to cooked midday meal (CMDM) while children in nine states wash utensils every day. …
THE alarming state of the groundwater resources in the country has precipitated some action from the government. An ambitious project to recharge underground aquifers through greater community participation in water conservation is in the works. The department of water resources will map all the aquifers of the country through remote …
The decline of groundwater levels in India by 5-10 m is usually explained as a result of the increased number of tubewells and a decline in average annual rainfall. This article argues that the decline is the product of the destruction of indigenous systems for storing runoff water, which are …
The Goa Assembly on Thursday passed Goa Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 after re-considerations by the members with revision powers given to district courts. The Amendment Bill was stalled twice and was referred to the select committee. The Bill went through this time as appropriate amendments were effected. The Bill …
PARADIP: NOTWITHSTANDING protests from various quarters, the State Government started land acquisition today in Gadakujang panchayat for the proposed Rs 51,000-crore Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. Rohit Behera and Basant Behera of Bhuyianpal village were among the first to receive cheques for Rs 1.15 lakh each for their over …
PARADIP: Re-survey using Global Positioning System (GPS) for the mega Posco steel project, will begin tomorrow at Noliasahi village under Gadakujang panchayat. Four survey teams have been constituted to conduct joint resurvey from July 25 to August 18. each team consists of five personnel of forest, horticulture and revenue departments, …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State Government blames the Centre for poor financial support under the NREGS, the CAG has rapped the State for weak institutional arrangement and inherent low spending efficiency. Though the basic objective of the scheme is to enhance livelihood security of rural households by providing 100 days …
The Panchayats (Extension to Schedule Areas) Act, 1996, or PESA has been hyped as a weapon to empower the tribals in Maoist hotbeds, but the ground reality is something else. When Parliament passed PESA, the goal was to protect the resources of communities in Schedule V areas by upholding their …
The State Finance Commission, although a technical and quasijudicial constitutional entity like the Union Finance Commission, has to help local governments plan for economic development and deliver social justice and public services at the local level. This article evaluates the history of the performance of SFCs in general and shows …
