Articles for Gram Panchayats

AP receives 4 national-level Panchayat Awards
2 weeks, 2 days ago

AP receives 4 national-level Panchayat Awards

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Four Gram Panchayats from Andhra Pradesh have received top awards in various categories through the 'Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskars instituted by the central government. Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and rural development Krishna Teja Maylavarapu received the information from the Panchayat Raj ministry on Friday. This accomplishment reflects the unwavering commitment of the Gram Panchayats to advancing …

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State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages
1 month, 2 weeks ago

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages

The Hindu  

To combat child marriage at the grassroots level, the State government has announced a reward of ₹50,000 for gram panchayats that either fully eliminate or significantly reduce child marriage cases. These officers will collaborate with government departments and Non-Governmental Organizations to prevent child marriages. Bidar district reported zero child marriages, with all 29 complaints from April to September 2024 successfully …

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Work under Mgnrega: Probe into ‘tax evasion’ on goods supplied to gram panchayats
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Work under Mgnrega: Probe into ‘tax evasion’ on goods supplied to gram panchayats

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The UP state tax department has launched an investigation into irregularities in Mgnrega and other state-funded schemes managed by gram panchayats. The department will verify payments for goods supplied to gram panchayats from 2020-21 to the current year and act accordingly. The move comes after a review uncovered discrepancies in tax payments and declarations by traders and firms that …

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Revanth’s Mega GHMC Sets Rolling With Merger of 51 Gram Panchayats
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Revanth’s Mega GHMC Sets Rolling With Merger of 51 Gram Panchayats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The government on Tuesday issued an ordinance to expand the limits of Hyderabad’s urban agglomeration to the confines of Outer Ring Road by merging 51 outlying gram panchayats with nearby municipal bodies in Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Sangareddy districts. Two gram panchayats — Pudur and Railpur — will be merged with the Medchal municipality, and six— Keesara, Yadgarpally, Ankireddypally, Cheeryal, Narsampally …

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Panchayat Polls: SEC Begins Process, Draft Electoral Rolls On Sept. 6
4 months ago

Panchayat Polls: SEC Begins Process, Draft Electoral Rolls On Sept. 6

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Election Commission has initiated the process for conducting elections to gram panchayats. State election commissioner C. Parthasarathi held a meeting with panchayat raj secretary Lokesh Kumar, commissioner Anita Ramachandran, Dr. Patil Sangramsingh Ganpatrao, additional director general, Centre for Good Governance and TSEC officials to discuss the revision of electoral rolls. As per the schedule, draft electoral …

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AP Govt Will Revive, Strengthen Panchayat System: Dy CM Pawan Kalyan
4 months, 1 week ago

AP Govt Will Revive, Strengthen Panchayat System: Dy CM Pawan Kalyan

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has announced that the state government has taken three key decisions, holding gram sabhas across 13,326 panchayats, conducting a pulse survey on utilisation of Jal Jeevan Mission funds, and increasing funds to panchayats for holding Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations. “These three measures, aimed at reviving and strengthening village panchayats and sarpanch …

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Many Hamlets Lack Basic Infrastructure, Says Revanth
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Many Hamlets Lack Basic Infrastructure, Says Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday that tribal hamlets, which have been granted gram panchayat status, are lacking basic infrastructure like roads, schools, and drinking water. During a discussion on the status of gram panchayats, he stated, "Many hamlets lack roads, schools, and Anganwadi school buildings. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar responded to BRS MLA T. Harish Rao's …

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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 …

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Left calls 12-hour Tripura shutdown on Sunday to protest murder of CPI-M Zilla Parishad candidate
5 months, 1 week ago

Left calls 12-hour Tripura shutdown on Sunday to protest murder of CPI-M Zilla Parishad candidate

News 18  

Tripura’s opposition CPI-M-led Left Front called a 12-hour statewide shutdown on Sunday to protest against the murder of a CPI-M candidate for the South Tripura Zilla Parishad in the August 8 three-tier Gram Panchayats elections. Tripura Left Front convener Narayan Kar alleged that Badal Shil was critically injured in a deadly attack by ruling BJP-backed assailants on Friday at Rajnagar …

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Samastipur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Samastipur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin

News 18  

Follow the live updating tables on this page for the 2024 Samastipur election result and real-time updates and status of candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Poll Dates Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency went to the polls in Phase 4 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Monday, May 13, 2024. Past Results In the October 21, 2019 bypolls for …

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1,748 gram panchayats in UP claim to be TB-free
10 months, 1 week ago

1,748 gram panchayats in UP claim to be TB-free

Hindustan Times  

Out of the 57,647 gram panchayats in Uttar Pradesh, 1,748 have claimed to have achieved Tuberculosis-free status. 1,748 gram panchayats in UP claim to be TB-free Across various districts in the state, including Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Kushinagar, Unnao, Mathura, and Lucknow, numerous panchayats have stepped forward to claim TB-free status, said the press statement. Dr Shailendra Bhatnagar, joint director, state …

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BSNL plans to reach out to gram panchayats in Dharwad Telecom District
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BSNL plans to reach out to gram panchayats in Dharwad Telecom District

The Hindu  

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has come up with an ambitious plan of reaching out to all the gram panchayats in the Dharwad Telecom District and has appealed to the private players to join hands with the corporation to expand its FTTH service network. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Friday, General Manager of Dharwad Telecom District of BSNL Dhananjaykumar Tripathi said …

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Patna High Court Upholds Bihar Govt's Solar Light Scheme Implementation For Rural Electrification, Says State Checked Corruption
1 year, 1 month ago

Patna High Court Upholds Bihar Govt's Solar Light Scheme Implementation For Rural Electrification, Says State Checked Corruption

Live Law  

In a recent legal ruling, Patna High Court while upholding the Bihar government's Solar Light Scheme aimed at rural electrification and ensuring well-lit village streets at night, emphasized the scheme's core objective of enhancing security and convenience for rural communities while promoting development across various sectors. Justice Harish Kumar observed, “The object of the Solar Light Scheme to ensure rural …

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44 new services rolled out at Bapuji Seva Kendras in GPs
1 year, 2 months ago

44 new services rolled out at Bapuji Seva Kendras in GPs

The Hindu  

To enable rural citizens to avail utility services under one roof, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has rolled out 44 additional services at the Bapuji Seva Kendras in gram panchayats. The services that were available at Atalji Janasnehi Centers in Nadakacheris will now be provided at Bapuji Seva Kendras at gram panchayats. The government has decided to provide …

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Punjab govt suspends two IAS officers for 'technically-flawed' decision on dissolution of panchayats
1 year, 3 months ago

Punjab govt suspends two IAS officers for 'technically-flawed' decision on dissolution of panchayats

India TV News  

In a major action by the Punjab government, two IAS officers have been suspended for making a "technically flawed" decision in relation to the dissolution of the Panchayat. The action against two IAS officers was taken hours after taking a "U-turn" by informing the high court that it was withdrawing its notification dissolving all gram panchayats in the state. The …

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Fear misuse of ₹1,000 crore for personal gains: Punjab to HC on Dissolution of panchayats
1 year, 3 months ago

Fear misuse of ₹1,000 crore for personal gains: Punjab to HC on Dissolution of panchayats

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government has told Punjab and Haryana high court that there are ₹1,000 crore in the bank accounts of gram panchayats and there was a “reasonable apprehension that this precious public money can be misutilized or unnecessarily utilized to lure the residents of the village for personal gain” by elected panchayat representatives. Hence, in the public interest, charge of …

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Purandeswari's plea to Governor on panchayat funds
1 year, 4 months ago

Purandeswari's plea to Governor on panchayat funds

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari on Thursday sought intervention of Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on the issue of state government diverting funds meant for gram panchayats. With regard to diversion of gram panchayat funds, which pertain to 14th and 15th Finance Commissions, she said 13,369 gram panchayats should have received ₹7,882 crore in the last four years from 2019. …

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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 …

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TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha has bagged more than 65% of seats in 112 gram panchayats and six of nine panchayat samitis in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts where polls were held on July 8. They know BJP makes only false promises.” Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier panchayat system comprising gram panchayats and panchayat samitis. Surprising all parties, independent candidates …

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WB Gram Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Celebrates After Strong Lead; BJP Claims At Least 45 Killed in Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Gram Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Celebrates After Strong Lead; BJP Claims At Least 45 Killed in Violence

News 18  

TMC Resides in Hearts of People: Mamata on Panchayat Poll Win Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of West Bengal for the TMC’s huge win in the panchayat elections. West Bengal Panchayat Poll: BJP Wins 705 Gram Panchayats, Leading in 4,051 Official data till 4:45 pm shows that BJP won 705 Gram Panchayats seats and is leading …

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12 Aapla Davakhanas to start in Pune district
1 year, 7 months ago

12 Aapla Davakhanas to start in Pune district

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The district of Pune will get 12 Aapla Davakhanas or health clinics named after Shiv Sena founder, Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray, as part of a state-wide move to strengthen health infrastructure as a top priority of the government. The health clinics are equipped with an outpatient department, free medicine, free laboratory testing, check-up facility for pregnant women, vaccination, …

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Goa Assembly unanimously backs Bill to protect widows
1 year, 7 months ago

Goa Assembly unanimously backs Bill to protect widows

The Hindu  

Opposition leader Yuri Alemao moves private member’s Bill against widow ill-treatment. Vishwajit Rane, the Women and Child Development Minister, promised this during an Assembly discussion on March 31 after Yuri Alemao, the opposition leader, moved a private member’s Bill for the prevention of “unjust customs of widow discrimination, widow abuse, and widow isolation”. Deviya Rane, BJP MLA and Vishwajit’s wife, …

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows BAAS Educational Trust To Run School On Gram Panchayat Land, Says Dissemination Of Education Is Duty Of Panchayats
1 year, 8 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows BAAS Educational Trust To Run School On Gram Panchayat Land, Says Dissemination Of Education Is Duty Of Panchayats

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the orders directing removal of a school building constructed by BAAS Educational Trust on the Gram Panchayat land in Haryana's Gurgaon district The division bench of Justice Suresh Thakur and Justice Kuldeep Tiwary said the Gram Panchayat concerned has ensured that it makes a complete and efficient management of the school. …

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No Data Regarding Exact Population: Kerala High Court Holds Notifications Declaring Lakshadweep's Gram Panchayat Constituencies Ultra Vires
1 year, 8 months ago

No Data Regarding Exact Population: Kerala High Court Holds Notifications Declaring Lakshadweep's Gram Panchayat Constituencies Ultra Vires

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently held the notifications declaring the local area comprising villages; the number of wards; and calling for objections to the proposed delimitation of Gram Panchayat constituencies/ wards, issued by the Lakshadweep Administrator and the Election Commission for the Lakshadweep Village Panchayat elections, as premature and ultra vires the provisions of. The Kerala High Court recently held …

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