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, …
KOCHI: The elevation of three panchayats in the suburbs of Kochi is expected to give a facelift to the metro city. The elevation of Thrikkakara, Maradu and Eloor panchayats as municipalities was part of the urban agglomeration plan of Kochi metro city. It was a long standing demand of the …
PANDAVESWAR, 10 NOV: Hundreds of beneficiaries of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) today gheraoed the auditors who had gone to examine the alleged irregularities over payment of wages in Kendra gram panchayat in Pandaveswar block in Burdwan. The beneficiaries demanded payment of their balance wages due to them …
At a time of when the extension of panchayati raj to the entire country is frequently cited as a major achievement of India's democracy, there are thousands of villagers who are still deprived of the coverage of panchayati raj and its numerous benefits. These villagers are called taungya settlers.
What does Bhilwara have that the rest of rural India needs? A Member of Parliament (MP) who changes with the times. CP Joshi, Union minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, and the MP from Bhilwara, initiated the biggest social audit in India in his own constituency to find out …
In order to provide fresh cooked food under Midday Meal Scheme run by Rural Development Department the Women and Child Development Department will be launching Sanjha Chulha Yojana on November 1, said Minister of State for Women and Child Development Ranjana Baghel here today. Ms Baghel informed that freshly cooked …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought Rs 1,035.1 crore for covering 3,568 gram panchayats under the pipe water supply scheme. Out of the 6,234 gram panchayats, 2,666 have provision of pipe water supply. Provision of safe drinking water has become a priority area for the State Government following outbreak of …
Dera Bassi: An election promise of constructing the Dasmesh Irrigation Canal project was again revived, with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announcing that the state government was considering to earmark funds for the project. Both the Congress and the Akalis raise the sensitive issue during each election but have …
Amidst concerns over poor implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the district, Chikk ankandahalli Gram Panchayat in the taluk has become a model in utilisation of funds meant for this ambitious employment generation programme of the Central government. A whopping sum of Rs 1.35 crore has been utilised …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that NGOs' cooperation will be sought for ensuring people's cooperation in rebuilding Madhya Pradesh. Voluntary organisations will be promoted so that they can work in a better way. Chouhan was addressing NGOs' Panchayat at CM House today. Representatives of about 1500 voluntary organisations …
It took over three decades for the CPI-M-led state government to gulp the hard fact that majority of the people living in the rural areas are ignorant of their rights about several schemes of the state rural and panchayat development department. After the state government learnt its lesson following the …
BHUBANESWAR: The revised BPL list -- based on the 2002 household survey -- will be out on January 31, 2010, after more than 12 years. The last survey was conducted in 1997. Village-wise draft list of the surveyed households will be displayed in gram panchayat offices from November 15 to …
The decision by the union cabinet to raise reservation for women from one-third to 50% of seats at all three levels of panchayats is a welcome one. However, this decision was taken without addressing the problems caused by mandatory rotation of reserved seats, which women have been drawing attention to …
Gram Nyayalaya Act comes into force, aimed at creation of 5,000 rural courts across the country, in an effort to reduce pendency of cases in courts. The ambitious project seeks to set up courts at the panchayat-level to dispense speedy justice and has been a part of the wider judicial …
The Decentralisation Community of Solution Exchange, an initiative of the United Nations in India, provides a platform for increasing our understanding of local governance both rural and urban-through knowledge sharing and collaboration. This article is a summary of one of the discussions held on the Decentralisation Community.
In the course of a visit to about 25 villages located in four districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, the author came across several examples of village communities coming together to fight pollution and displacement. In some cases a leading role has been played by elected village pradhans. In fact in …
Pandit Nehru laid the foundation of Panchayati Raj in Nagaur, Rajasthan. Also some of the outstanding legislations which involved empowerment of rural people, for instance, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and the Right to Information (RTI), have had their beginning in the state.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today decided to prepare a long-term action plan to deal with the fallout of erratic rainfall on highlands. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat here today. Naveen reviewed the affect of the …
