lakh national tamil sisodia rahul rewa programme covid women officers parliamentary farmers reddy committees lok act cost rs constituencies nukkad chennai world department certificates tenant session special mission members village

Articles for Gram Sabhas, search results for sabhas

How India’s Green Credit Programme has Reopened Old Wounds for Adivasis in Gujarat’s Dang
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How India’s Green Credit Programme has Reopened Old Wounds for Adivasis in Gujarat’s Dang

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2024 12:27 IST - 8 MINS READ As you leave behind the burgeoning Vansda city in the swiftly urbanising Valsad district, you cross over to The Dangs, Gujarat’s most forested region. Recently, compensatory afforestation drives, under older legislations such as the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 and the newly notified Green Credit Programme 2023, are being …

India Management States Gujarat Land Forest Plantation
AP Govt Will Revive, Strengthen Panchayat System: Dy CM Pawan Kalyan
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Panchayat Panchayats Pawan Kalyan Gram Gram Panchayats Gram Sabhas
Gram Sabhas step in to procure Kendu leaf in Odisha's Koraput district
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gram Sabhas step in to procure Kendu leaf in Odisha's Koraput district

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: As kendu leaf procurement largely remains limited to registered collectors, gram sabhas in Boipariguda block of Koraput district have come together to help tribal pluckers market and sell their stock. Realising this, 103 gram sabhas in Boipariguda block recently joined hands to procure kendu leaves from tribals, a majority of the collectors being women. “This section grants gram sabhas …

Leaf Gram Kendu Leaf Gram Sabhas Sabhas Kendu
Forest Rights recognition major issue in 153 LS constituencies, says analysis
8 months, 1 week ago

Forest Rights recognition major issue in 153 LS constituencies, says analysis

Hindustan Times  

There are around 153 parliamentary constituencies where recognition of individual and community forest rights is among the major issues facing voters, a new analysis has found. Building upon a similar exercise conducted in 2019, independent forest rights researchers released an analysis on Friday which assess the potential of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in advancing the rights of tribal and …

India Conservation Congress Analysis Forest Rights Private Sector Bjp
Gram Sabhas asked to submit list of houseless families soon
1 year, 5 months ago

Gram Sabhas asked to submit list of houseless families soon

The Hindu  

Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan has directed gram sabhas to finalize and submit a list of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Awaaz Yojana scheme within a week for the construction of houses for the homeless in rural areas. Under the Centrally- The Minister said though the deadline for selecting the beneficiaries of the scheme has already been extended twice, …

State List Khan Gram Sabhas Families Soon
Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 | Jungle book vs rule book
1 year, 6 months ago

Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 | Jungle book vs rule book

The Hindu  

In the preamble to the Forest Amendment Bill, 2023, introduced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Lok Sabha on March 29, it is stated that the importance of forests must be realised to achieve India’s target of Net Zero Emission by 2070 and to maintain or enhance the forest carbon stocks through ecologically balanced sustainable …

India Natural Gas Projects Forest State Act Bill
Analysis | Why has the creation of eco-sensitive zones provoked protests?
1 year, 11 months ago

Analysis | Why has the creation of eco-sensitive zones provoked protests?

The Hindu  

Ecologically sensitive zones are intended to protect ‘protected areas’ – national parks and wildlife sanctuaries – by transitioning from an area of lower protection to an area of higher protection. Protected areas cover 5.26% of India’s land area as 108 national parks and 564 wildlife sanctuaries. The ESZs span notified forests outside protected areas, most of which could also come …

Wildlife India National Parks National Forest Rights Forest State
Gram sabhas clear podu land applications in officials’ absence
2 years ago

Gram sabhas clear podu land applications in officials’ absence

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: Neither forest nor revenue officials are moving back from their stand on the podu land issue in Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts. Revenue officials conducted gram sabhas and resolved the applications on podu lands. Although forest beat officers Jyothi, Satyakrishna and Ravi had to attend, the gram sabhas completed the work in their absence. Ironically, the applications have been okayed …

Land Forest Officers Gram Gram Sabhas
AP HC directs CRDA to conduct gram sabhas by 12 noon today
2 years, 1 month ago

AP HC directs CRDA to conduct gram sabhas by 12 noon today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Capital Region Development Authority commissioner and special officers of gram panchayats to conduct gram sabhas before 12 noon on Friday. A single-judge bench headed by Justice D Ramesh heard petitions filed by the Amaravati farmers challenging the notices issued by special officers of Mandadam and Lingayapalem gram panchayats, seeking objections on …

Gram Special Officers Crda Gram Sabhas
Stronger at the grassroots
3 years, 2 months ago

Stronger at the grassroots

The Hindu  

The Panchayati Raj, first adopted by Nagaur in Rajasthan on October 2, 1959, has expanded vastly. The People’s Plan Campaign and Vibrant Gram Sabha Dashboard, rolled out this year, aspire to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system by making gram sabhas more vibrant. When the traditional top-down disaster response system was compromised during the bad months of the pandemic, it was …

Community Disaster Raj Gram Panchayati Pris Gram Sabhas
'Condition Of Quarantine Centers At Village Level Is Pitiable': Uttarakhand HC Directs District Administration To Provide Funds To Gram Sabhas [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

'Condition Of Quarantine Centers At Village Level Is Pitiable': Uttarakhand HC Directs District Administration To Provide Funds To Gram Sabhas [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the "pitiable condition" of Quarantine Centers at the village level in the state and it directed the concerned District Magistrates to take necessary steps to ameliorate the situation. On a perusal of the reports submitted by various District Legal Services Authorities in the state, the bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia …

Health Quarantine Court Uttarakhand District Village Centers