Tamil Nadu: No fund since Feb, panchayats unable to make ends meet
7 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu: No fund since Feb, panchayats unable to make ends meet

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Grassroots level administration in the state has taken a hit as the department of rural administration has not released funds due to panchayats since February, allegedly due to technical issues, making it difficult for the local bodies to meet day-to-day expenditure. P Ponniah, director of the rural development and Panchayat Raj, said, “Due to some technical issues, funds could not be sent to around 1,017 panchayats. no.92, issued on March 23, 1997, the rural development department, introduced a new system of accounts that is to be maintained by every village panchayat. This is a single state nodal account aimed at bringing tax collections in local bodies under a single window system so that the number of bank accounts held by a panchayat could be reduced.

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