Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has criticised the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government for putting the state on a retrograde path of development.
In a significant step toward modernising education in remote areas, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up digital libraries at the gram panchayat level across the state.
As per the notification issued by the Panchayati Raj Department on Thursday, the elections in these rural local bodies are being deferred due to inevitable reasons.
Tension erupted in the Sekendra Gram Panchayat area under Raghunathganj police station in Murshidabad due to a factional feud between two groups within the Trinamul Congress (TMC).
A delegation from the central government visited the Bid Bihar Gram panchayat under Kanksha Block of West Burdwan district today to assess the work of the area.
Rural Development Commissioner GS Priyadarshi said that on the CM Yogi’s instructions, Gram Chaupal is being organised in three Gram Panchayats of each development block on every Friday.
To overcome these problems small steps like internet breaks, or gadget breaks are very important and doing them on a community level can create a huge impact on society.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra has directed authorities concerned to create better facilities at every WAC in the state.
He said that a family and society progresses only when a girl is educated.Expressing his two-day visit in district Kinnaur as a memorable experience, he said the affection, simplicity and hospitality of the tribal people have made an everlasting influence on him
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Virender Kanwar said that in non-tribal areas, new Gram Panchayats from those existing Gram Panchayats will be created, where total population as per 2011 census is equal to and more than 2000, number of households equal to and more than 500, number of villages equal to and more than five and distance of the farthest village from the existing headquarter of the Gram Sabha is equal to and more than five km subject to the condition that minimum resultant population of the existing and newly proposed Gram Panchayat before and after bifurcation is minimum 600.
