Rural local bodies in Telangana are facing a financial crisis, with gram panchayats unable to maintain basic services. The State owes over Rs 1,083 crore to sarpanches and secretaries, while Central funds worth Rs 2,700 crore remain frozen due to pending elections.
Since the government decided to make a unified single urban local body by merging gram panchayats with urban civic bodies close by, officials in Sangareddy have prepared proposals.
The Centre's decision to convene a special session of Parliament in honor of the 'Amrit Kaal' has reignited optimism among proponents of women's reservation.
New Delhi: Taking suo motu cognisance of reports that girls are being “sold on stamp papers” in some districts of Rajasthan and their mothers are subjected to rape on the diktats of caste panchayats for settlement of disputes, the NHRC has asked the Chief Secretary for a detailed report in the matter, along with an […]
Hyderabad: Telangana added yet another feather to its cap. Among the top 20 Panchayats across the country, 19 are from Telangana and ten panchayats featured in the top 10 rankings issued under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). While, Wadaparthy panchayat from Bhongir is ranked top one panchayat in the country, Kondapur from Chigurumamidi and Palda […]
Minister spoke at the farmers' meetings at different villages in Khammam and asked the villagers to make collective efforts for the development of rural areas
Stating that the new Integrated Collectorate Complex will stand as a symbol of development, the Minister said that the new offices would have advanced technologies besides having spacious offices
The commission has made it clear that polling will not be held in the constituencies affected by a stay order issued by a court and where the local body has more than six months of its tenure left.
Though the elections were to be held for 3,328 Panchayat sarpanchs, 539 have been unanimously elected while no nomination was filed for three villages.
The green panel noted that it has already monitored the matter for the last more than four years and there is substantial progress in compliance with the requirements of setting up BMCs and maintaining PBRs.
