Panchayat secretary suspended for misuse of funds
2 years ago

Panchayat secretary suspended for misuse of funds

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development commissioner Kona Sasidhar on Monday suspended Gannavaram panchayat grade-1 secretary N. Rajendra Vara Prasad from his services on the basis of a primary report about the misuse of panchayat funds. It was found that an amount of about Rs 1.58 crore was diverted from the gram panchayat account without prior permission from the panchayat body and higher officials. Of which, Rs 1,53,85,010 were gram panchayat general funds, Rs 95,155 were 14th finance commission funds, and Rs 3,32,507 were 15th finance commission funds. During the inquiry, it was found that the misappropriated amount of Rs 1,58,12,672 was shared by Gannavaram sarpanch Nidamarthi Sowjanya, and panchayat secretary Rajendra Kumar.

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Andhra Pradesh: Pawan vows to probe diversion of central panchayat funds
5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Pawan vows to probe diversion of central panchayat funds

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijjayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has assured to take up an inquiry into diversion of 14th and 15th Finance Commission grants worth ₹9,000 crore released for gram panchayats. He said panchayat raj institutions are yet to receive ₹998 crore released by the Centre as Finance Commission grants, which should have reached the gram panchayats by March. The Deputy CM …

AP govt weakening gram panchayats by diverting funds: Purandeswari
1 year, 4 months ago

AP govt weakening gram panchayats by diverting funds: Purandeswari

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari has lashed out at the state government, saying it is weakening the gram panchayat system by diverting their funds and hampering the developmental works in the villages across AP. She was taking part in the state-wide agitation by the BJP to protest against the ‘diversion’ of funds meant for gram panchayats, at the district …

PK Accuses Govt of Swindling Gram Panchayat Funds
1 year, 4 months ago

PK Accuses Govt of Swindling Gram Panchayat Funds

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan lashed out at the YSRC government for ‘diverting gram panchayat funds’ because of which no village has been developed to the required levels. Pawan Kalyan said that he would also ask the Centre to minimise the role of the state government on gram panchayat funds. Alleging that 29 powers of gram panchayat sarpanchs were …

Andhra Pradesh: Return funds meant for panchayats, but diverted for other purposes, demand sarpanches
1 year, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Return funds meant for panchayats, but diverted for other purposes, demand sarpanches

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Sarpanches’ Association and the A.P. Panchayat Raj Chamber have asked the State government to return ₹8,660 crore that was originally sanctioned for the development of the panchayats, but diverted for purposes other than intended. Rajendra Prasad said diversion of funds caused untold miseries, as the local bodies could not take up regular maintenance activities and developmental works. …

‘Gruha Saradhis’ infringing upon our rights, decry sarpanches
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Gruha Saradhis’ infringing upon our rights, decry sarpanches

The Hindu  

Sarpanches from south coastal districts, cutting across party lines, have resolved to intensify agitation to press their 12-point charter of demands, including the scrapping of the ‘Gruha Saradhi‘ scheme and immediate release of funds to the tune of ₹8,000 crore that the State government is due to the local bodies. “The ‘Gruha Saradhis’, who do not receive any payment from …

Fund dole delay: Irate Telangana sarpanchs expose Centre, state govt
1 year, 11 months ago

Fund dole delay: Irate Telangana sarpanchs expose Centre, state govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Funds crunch is adversely affecting administration in gram panchayats across the state. Sarpanchs, the heads of gram panchayats, having lost patience because of erratic disbursement of funds from the Union and state governments, have decided to raise their voice against this apathy. The formation of Telangana saw for the first time tribal hamlets getting upgraded as gram panchayats so …

Sarpanchs issue ultimatum to TS government for Central funds
1 year, 11 months ago

Sarpanchs issue ultimatum to TS government for Central funds

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy and several Congress leaders were arrested on Monday, sarpanchs from across the political spectrum in several districts issued an ultimatum to the Telangana government to return Central funds that were meant for them within a week, or they would take to the streets and hold a "Chalo Pragathi Bhavan" protest to press their …

7,660 crore central funds meant for Panchayat Raj diverted by AP to pay power bills
2 years, 3 months ago

7,660 crore central funds meant for Panchayat Raj diverted by AP to pay power bills

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Chamber president Rajendra Prasad said here on Thursday that the state government diverted Rs. 7,660 crore of central funds for Panchayat Raj to clear the panchayats’ arrears in electricity bills, against the norms. Participating in a sarpanches awareness meeting organised by the Telugu Desam here, Prasad said it was state finance minister Rajendranath who announced …

Panchayats get 15th finance commission funds; Corona control efforts get a fillip
3 years, 7 months ago

Panchayats get 15th finance commission funds; Corona control efforts get a fillip

Deccan Chronicle  

KADAPA: While Coronavirus cases have become more prevalent in rural areas than in cities in recent days, panchayats faced a funding problem in curbing the spread of the infection in villages. However, Corona mitigation efforts are gaining momentum with the recent release of funds by the 15th Finance Commission. While the 14th Finance Commission funds were allocated to the panchayats, …

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