Gram Panchayat
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, 23/05/2025
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra …Order of the Supreme Court regarding illegal dumping of solid waste by Maan Gram Panchayat, Pune, Maharashtra, 02/02/2024
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Maan through Sarpanch Vs The Cliff Garden Condominium B and C Association of Apartment & Others dated 02/02/2024. Maan gram panchayat informed SC that the entire solid waste and other waste has been removed in terms of …Report by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board regarding waste management in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, 07/07/2023
Report by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board in Original Application No 234 of 2023 (in re News item published in Newspaper Deccan Herald dated 01.03.2023 titled Unregulated tourism pushing Gokarna to the edge). Gokarna Grama Panchayat falls under the jurisdiction of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district. There was a …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a gram panchayat building in forest area, Ichhapura village, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, 25/04/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of Keshab Ganda Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 25/04/2022. The Original Application has been filed with the allegations that construction of a gram panchayat building is ongoing on plot no.274, khata No.234 in Ichhapura village under …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a bauxite mine in village Dedhrota, tehsil Himmatnagar, district Sabarkantha, Gujarat, 11/06/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dedharota Grampanchayat Vs Member Secretary, SLEIAA, Gujarat & Others dated 11/06/2021. An application was filed against the grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) by the SEIAA, Gujarat in March 15, 20217 for a bauxite mine in village Dedhrota, tehsil Himmatnagar, district …Affidavit filed by the Mulanthuruthy Grama Panchayat on Konothupuzha river pollution, Ernakulam, Kerala, 10/02/2021
Affidavit filed by the Mulanthuruthy Grama Panchayat, Ernakulam district, Kerala on pollution of Konothupuzha river which branches out as a tributary of the Thripunithura-Chambakkara Canal and joins the Vembanad lake. The Konothupuzha river traverses through a short distance of the Mulathuruthy Grama Panchayat. On preliminary examination, it was noted that …The Maharashtra Village Panchayats (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
This Ordinance may be called the Maharashtra Village Panchayats (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. This Ordinance further to amend the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act. Section 151 (1) (a) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, (111 of 1959) provides that, if at any time, it appears to the State Government that a panchayat …The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
On April 10, 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated to amend the 1994 Act with respect to the appointment, qualifications, tenure and conditions of service of the State Election Commissioner in the State Election Commission. Subsequently, the government notified the vacancy of the office …Policy note of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department-2020-2021
The Tamil Nadu Government’s endeavour is to provide basic amenities and infrastructure facilities, expand livelihood opportunities, improve rural connectivity, provide rural housing and enable a clean and sanitized environment in rural areas, leading to substantial improvement in the quality of life of the people. Rural Development occupies one of the …Question raised in Lok Sabha on internet connectivity in rural areas, 11/03/2020
Internet is being currently accessed mainly through mobile wireless technologies, which at present cover more than 95% of the population of the country. As per the data collected from the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in 2019, it is estimated that out of total 5,97,618 inhabited villages, including Gram Panchayats (as …Action Taken Report On the Recommendations Of Fifth Odisha State Finance Commission
The Fifth State Finance Commission was constituted by the Governor under the provisions of Article-243-I and 243-Y of the Constitution of India, read with Section 3 and 8 of Odisha Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1993 (Odisha Act 28 of 1993) vide Notification No.15340FIN-BUD6-SFC-0002-2018/F dated 5th May, 2018to recommend on …Report of the Fifth State Finance Commission Odisha 2020-2025, Volume-II
The Odisha government has constituted 5th State Finance Commission with former bureaucrat and State Election Commissioner Rabinarayan Senapati as its chairman for devolution of funds to the panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies (ULBs).Indefinite stir launched against Chengottumala quarry project
Stormy scenes at protest venue; agitators threaten self-immolation The Chengottumala Samrakshana Samiti, an action council of local residents and environmental activists, launched an indefinite sit-in on the premises of the Kottur grama panchayat office in Kozhikode on Thursday against the reported plan of the Industries Department to hold a fresh …Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local bodies: Government of Gujarat
A year after the Gujarat government declared that the state has become open defecation-free (ODF), the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its latest report has dismissed the claim, saying “it does not appear to be correct”. The CAG report, which was tabled in the state Assembly during …Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Panchayat seats in West Bengal going uncontested, 03/07/2018
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of West Bengal State Election Commission & Others Vs Communist Party of India (Marxist) & Others dated 03/07/2018 regarding Panchayat seats in West Bengal going uncontested. Apex Court takes serious note of the fact that out of 58,692 total seats …Judgement of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding declaration of rural self governing institutions like gram panchayat to an urban local body by converting it …
Judgement of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Gram Sabha Mawakot & Others Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 14/05/2018 regarding declaration of rural self governing institutions like "gram panchayat" to an urban local body, by converting it into a "Nagar Panchayat". The main matter relates …Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala, 22/12/2017
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala. The applicants who are traditional fishermen allege that the …Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has updated the existing guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The revised guidelines aims to help the States/UTs and other stakeholders to find all the important decisions, advisories of the Ministry at one place and provide an improved understanding of the programme.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping and burning of municipal solid waste, Thazhambur Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, 11/05/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S.P.Surendranath Karthik Vs Thazhambur Village Panchayat & Others dated 11/05/2017 regarding illegal and wrongful dumping and burning of Municipal Solid Waste in Survey No.99 and 100 of Thazhambur Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. Status Report dated 3rd …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal fishery bandhs, West Bengal, 31/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abdulla Sardar Vs Divisional Forest Officer & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding illegal fishery bandhs, Uttar Budhakhali Panchayat, West Bengal.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding proposed power substation in Korna village, Pachpadra tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan, 16/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Villagers of Village Korna & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 16/03/2017 regarding proposed power substation in Korna village, Pachpadra tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan. NGT directs the Forest Department to submit its views on …