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, …
This study of the implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in the Western Ghats of Kerala identifies the main constraints to the working of the legislation. Community rights and conservation provisions seem to be ignored. The paper also highlights the importance of integrating the implementation of the fra with …
Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: A committee of secretaries headed by home secretary G K Pillai has been formed to push for speedy implementation of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act. The Act, implemented in 1996, intended to hand over greater powers to tribal communities over the land …
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, which met here on Monday, approved a revised bid document for privatisation of all hydel projects above five megawatt capacity. It also gave a green signal to the power department to invite bids for 18 new hydel projects. On expected lines, however, the government has excluded …
KOLKATA, 15 JULY: The initiative taken by the state panchayats and rural development department to form a new board to run the Sishu Siksha Kendras (SSK) and Madhyamik Siksha Kendra (MSK) has run into a rough weather after the Governor, Mr MK Narayanan has raised several questions over the Bill. …
As few more coastal panchayats submitted the compliance report, the Bombay High Court at Goa today gave different time frame to various panchayat bodies to submit the compliance report on constructions in No Development Zone. The Division Bench comprising of Justice A S Oka and Justice F M Reis today …
Ranchi, July 14: To give fresh impetus to grassroots democracy, the state has decided to gift every gram panchayat a permanent secretariat building, equipped with computers and Internet connectivity. According to sources, out of 4,564 gram panchayats in Jharkhand, the secretariats would come up for 1,610 panchayats by the end …
New Delhi: A sharp division has surfaced in the Planning Commission over the proposed Rs 14,000 crore Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for 35 Naxal-affected districts. The comprehensive package is expected to focus on ensuring tribals
Saying that winning the hearts of the tribal people in the 35 Naxal-affected districts is crucial to winning the battle against Left-wing extremism, the Planning Commission is likely to suggest comprehensive changes in the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for the development of these districts. The Plan panel is preparing to …
PARADIP: Giving the battle cry, Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS) today organised a 'Maha Samelani' at Dhinkia to intensify antiPosco stir. Antiland acquisition leaders from the State and outside congregated in the village and vowed to step up the agitation till the shifting of the steel project. They also burnt …
A Planning Commission survey has found startling lapses in the celebrated Mid Day Meal programme of the government. While it is aimed at enhancing enrolment, retention and participation of children in primary schools, not only do teachers have to frequently take time out of their duties to help prepare the …
Bhopal: The Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran co ltd (MPKVV) has started preparations to supply needed electricity to the farmers for irrigation during the Rabi season. MPKVV is going to take effective measures to make arrangements to supply adequate electricity to the farmers and prevent as much as possible undeclared power-cuts …
MUMBAI: A green hurdle and the villagers' protest have thrown a spanner into the Cidco's dream of developing an international 18-hole golf course on 80 hectares of land in Kharghar. Instead, the Cidco will now have to settle for a 10-hole course, with the area around the tenth hole to …
PARADIP: To finalise the Posco compensation package, the district administration has called a meeting of Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) at Jagatsinghpur on July 8. A notification was issued to all members of RPDAC today asking them to participate, said District Rehabilitation Officer Surjeet Das. After submission of …
Priyadarshi Siddhanta Differences have surfaced within the Planning Commission on the proposed Rs 13,742 crore Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for 35 Naxalite-affected districts, with its key officials differing on its contours. So much so that Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has ordered a complete re-drafting of the IAP document, …
The draft of the Maharashtra Special Economic Zones and Designated Areas Act, 2010, proposes that SEZs be made independent entities outside the scope of local bodies like the municipal corporation or council, or the gram panchayat. Once the legislation goes through, SEZ developers will enjoy all the powers of local …
Armed with integrated action plans for 35 Naxalite-affected districts in nine states, the Planning Commission is all set to approach the Union Cabinet for a proposed outlay of Rs 13,742 crore to wean away the tribals from sympathising with the Maoists through comprehensive infrastructure and economic development as well as …
With a view to compulsorily enlisting participation of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in implementation of the flagship schemes, the Union Rural Development Ministry has advised the State Governments to seek approval of the labour budget of NREGS for the ongoing fiscal from all the gram sabhas, panchayat samities and zila …
BHUBANESWAR: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Wednesday sought the cooperation of the State Government for land acquisition for its proposed supper thermal power projects at Darlipali in Sundargarh district and Gajmara in Dhenkanal. Two senior executives of NTPC, regional executive director Kaushal Kishore Sharma and executive director (Corporate …
RAIRAKHOL: Thousands of villagers of Kukudabahali gram panchayat besides gram panchayats of Dhaurapali, Jairat and Askapali under Kisannagar block in adjoining Angul districts on Wednesday protested the proposed plan to set up a thermal power plant in Rairakhol. Under the banner of Jibana Jibika O Krushi Jami Surakhya Committee, they …
