BJP making attempts to hijack elections in Bihar as it did in Maharashtra, alleges Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP is trying to manipulate the Bihar elections, similar to what happened in Maharashtra. He accused the Elec...
BJP making attempts to hijack elections in Bihar as it did in Maharashtra, alleges Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP is attempting to manipulate the upcoming Bihar elections, similar to what happened in Maharashtra. He acc...
PESA Act: 28 years on, still a long road ahead for tribal gram sabhas in countryThe new BJP government in Odisha promises to extend the PESA Act, granting panchayat-like powers to gram sabhas in tribal areas. Despite th...
Chhattisgarh: Former Union minister Arvind Netam says he has resigned from CongressFormer Union minister Arvind Netam said Rahul Gandhi, who was the Congress president during the 2018 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, ha...
Need to learn about forest conservation from tribals amid climate change and global warming challenges: President MurmuThe Narendra Modi government had last year declared November 15 as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' to mark the birth anniversary of tribal icon Bi...
Zilla parishad chiefs must be given full powers for district planning, says Congress leader Mani Shankar AiyarZilla parishad presidents should be assigned officials for guidance along with sufficient funds and freedom to use the funds, the former Un...
Ahead of Gujarat polls, Kejriwal promises sops for tribalsKejriwal also guaranteed that Gujarat's tribal advisory committee would be headed by a person from the community instead of the chief minis...
Congress will protect forests, land and water of tribals: Rahul GandhiThe standard of living of the poor would also be improved through the 'NYAY' scheme, he said.
Jairam Ramesh planning privilege motion against VardhanRamesh has accused Vardhan of ‘blatant breach’ of assurances given in the House of not undermining Forest Rights Act and role of Gram Sabha.
Pathalgadi a naxal act to spread anarchy: Jual OramThe PESA Act gives the gram sabha rights to decide what development work can or cannot be undertaken in their area — that’s the basic idea ...
Reveal names of business houses whose bad loans waived: Sharad YadavRs 1.14 lakh crore of bad loans have been written off by the public sector banks, with the last fiscal seeing a steep 53 per cent rise in w...
Tribals in Chhattisgarh oppose Narendra Modi government’s coal ordinanceThe opposition could be debilitating for the Centre’s move because the consent of the gram sabhas is mandatory for mining activity in Sched...
- UPA to empower tribals via rules and guidelines, not amendment
The Centre is all set to make long-pending changes to strengthen the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, or PESA.
- Land for industries in PESA area in Orissa to become a difficult process
Land acquisition in the tribal dominated mineral rich hinterland in Orissa henceforth will become a difficult task for the state government.
- PM asks plan panel to develop special package for naxal-hit areas
PM has asked Planning Commission to work out a special package.
- PM asks plan panel to develop special package for naxal-hit areas
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Planning Commission to work out a special package for Naxal-infested regions and the plan panel...
PESA: Government's sheathed weaponFull-fledged implementation of Panchayats Act will give Rs 50K cr to tribal communities for development & will deal a big blow to Maoists.