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, …
Shimla: The state government has decided to use information technology-enabled geographical information system (GIS) for protection and management of the state
Chandigarh: The Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department has launched a programme to train the village personnel and members of the Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) for conducting surveillance of quality of potable water being supplied to the villages. According to an official spokesman, the department has conducted over 922 workshops …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The draft annual plan of the district panchayat has decided to give due importance to the monitoring of the projects implemented from this year. Monitoring committees will be formed under the guidance of working groups, as laid out in the guidelines of the State Government. The review of the …
Shoumojit Banerjee Plans to establish a Panchayati Bhavan in every district of Bihar For reforms: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday steps would be taken to facilitate speedy settlement of disputes at the panchayat level and promised to radically alter the case …
In this paper a new dimension has been added to watershed management by proposing a whole programme by reorienting Bioindustrial Watershed Management. Land holdings are small, and are getting smaller. Even after all the available agricultural production technology, the small land holder's income are still remain small. The way forward …
In 1993, India introduced quota-based political reservations for women in rural areas with the objective to promote gender equality in human development by making rural service provision and local governance inclusive and responsive to the needs of women. Recent evidence shows that reservation policies for women stimulate the political participation …
Despite an accentuation of consumption inequality in recent years in Kerala, development in the social sector has been more or less equitable across districts. Kerala
Consultations With Food Depts Over; Bill May Come Up In Winter Session; Beneficiary Base To Widen THE Manmohan Singh government, which is expected to earmark over Rs 50,000 crore for the right to food programme in the coming budget, has already completed preliminary work on refashioning the food security system. …
MALLARPUR, 19 JUNE: Even as the state government is gearing up to launch an operation to flush out the Maoist-led tribal menace in Lalgarh, the tribals of the area are trying to make the most of the government facilities they are entitled to. The youth of Birbhum's 20 villages in …
Sarpanches, villagers up in arms Machhiwara: A large number of sarpanches of villages adjoining the Sutlej today threatened to launch an agitation against the illegal quarrying of sand from the river.
LUCKNOW: In order to tackle acute shortage of water and manage the available one in a pooled manner, the government has decided to set up water management committees at gram panchayat level all over the state. An order to this effect was issued to all district magistrates and officials concerned …
III Finance Commission headed by A G Kodgi, in its final report has recommended that State government must take steps to further fortify the Panchayat Raj bodies in the State. Mahendra S Kanthi and T Thimmegowda were the members of the Commission. An officials of Zilla Panchayat feels that if …
In complete defiance of the High Court order, Village Panchyats (VPs) have done nothing to either set up composting stations or collect plastic and dispose it off. The inspection report of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) submitted to the Court on Monday indicated that VPs are yet to …
The Decentralization Community of Solution Exchange, an initiative of the United Nations Country Team in India, provides a platform to strengthen the institutions of local self government - Panchayati Raj Institutions and Municipal Bodies - to bring about more transparent and participatory governance, more effective local development and better delivery …
The struggle for right to information was sparked off by an initial demand for details of Panchayat level expenditure, and it grew into a burgeoning movement and campaign for comprehensive legislation at the state and central levels. In the search for a breakthrough on minimum wages and corruption, it was …
The need of the hour is to amend the 73rd Amendment to promote women's equal participation in three tiers of panchayats. All women's organisations and civil society organisations should form a common platform with a single agenda.
Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act defines public authority as any body, institution or self-government established or constituted by or under the Constitution, Parliament, state legislature or appropriate government. It includes all ministries and their departments, municipal bodies, panchayats, courts, universities, UPSC, PSUs and even non-profits substantially financed by …
