Government to roll out VB-G RAM G scheme from July 1; Parliamentary committee briefedGet ready for the VB-G RAM G rural employment program, kicking off on July 1 and taking over from MGNREGA! With backing from 25 states, thi...
20 May, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
Karnataka gram panchayats slap notices on Foxconn for tax dues, threaten to seize assetsThe 300-acre Foxconn facility in Devanahalli near Bengaluru international airport comes under the Vishwanathapura and Koira gram panchayats...
02 Feb, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Bihar CM unveils panchayat projects worth Rs 7,160 crBihar CM Nitish Kumar has inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth Rs 7,160 crore. These projects include the construction of...
24 Oct, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Govt signs MoU with IIM-A for training Panchayati Raj representativesThe programme will be conducted till January 19, 2024, at the campus of IIM-Ahmedabad where around 60 elected representatives and functiona...
16 Jan, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra rules out plans to curtail powers of panchayat presidentsAccording to sources close to the Home Minister, the Panchayat Raj department had proposed certain amendments to the Karnataka Gram Swaraj ...
11 Oct, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Govt issues advisory to gram panchayats suggesting 'monetisation of assets'The Department of Panchayati Raj, under the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, on August 16 issued an advisory suggesting a ...
02 Sep, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
APMDC donates Rs 100 crore to CMRF for Covid containment measuresAbout Rs 90 crore from District Mineral Fund and Rs 10 crore from APMDC was donated to CMRF, the state government said in a statement.
11 May, 2021, 06.47 PM IST
- APMDC donates Rs 100 crore CMRF for COVID containment measures
About Rs 90 Crore from District Mineral Fund and Rs 10 crore from APMDC was donated to CMRF, the state government said in a statement.
11 May, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission holds 2 bureaucrats responsible for blocking votersThe SEC, headed by commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, said in the eight-page proceedings that it was being compelled to adopt the 2019 e...
27 Jan, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Andhra state EC moves HC, seeks contempt proceedings against chief secy, Panchayat Raj secyIn a petition filed before the bench of Justice Battu Devanand on Friday, the SEC has detailed the violations by the state’s top bureaucrac...
18 Dec, 2020, 11.50 PM IST
No time-frame to table Nyaya Panchayat Bill: governmentMinister of Panchayati Raj Chaudhary Birender Singh said in Lok Sabha that the draft Nyaya Panchayat Bill was forwarded to the Ministry of ...
17 Dec, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Nitish Kumar orders electronic transfer of funds to PanchayatsWith an aim to bring efficiency in working of Panchayati Raj institutions, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered opening of bank accoun...
16 Dec, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
Karnataka panchayats may get spending freedom; state to introduce Gram Panchayat Bill“All it requires is setting up of internal processing by the finance department,” said TR Raghunandan, a former joint secretary in the depa...
09 Feb, 2015, 04.16 AM IST
Government takes special steps for expanding Panchayati Raj institutesHandbooks for training have been developed and shared with state governments on the issues related to sanitation, drinking water and govern...
18 Dec, 2014, 02.37 PM IST
Telangana government proposes to introduce 2,400 e-PanchayatsAll payments of MGNREGS, pensions, watershed and other government programmes would be administered through one stop shop to be set up at th...
16 Jul, 2014, 06.44 PM IST
West Bengal seeks 300 companies of central forces for pollThe West Bengal govt sought 300 companies of central para-military forces for deployment during panchayat poll in the rural areas.
29 May, 2013, 07.10 PM IST
- Women empowerment in Panchayati Raj remains unrealised
In Panchayati Raj system, male members most often call the shots.
25 Apr, 2010, 11.14 AM IST