New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday approved a sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing 13 senior IAS and IDAS officers as Secretaries to the Government of India and upgrading four others to the rank of Secretary. According to the Department of Personnel and Training order, Shri Katikithala Srinivas, IAS (GJ:89), currently Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been appointed Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern R…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a major relief for the city residents residing in the ‘Lal Dora’ region, the Delhi government is set to issue digital property cards for their residential property lying within its limits. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta chaired a review meeting of the ‘SVAMITVA’ (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) on Tuesday, during which a detailed discussion was held on the rollout and issuance of smart property cards.The Chief Min…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A national study that examined participation in Gram Sabhas across states and union territories found low citizen turnout and identified barriers and pathways to strengthen their grassroots engagement, an official statement said on Monday, adding that the report will be released on June 30.The statement from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said the National Study Report on ‘Low Participation in Gram Sabha across States and Union Territories’ will be released here by Dr. …
Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) Gujarat has set an ambitious target to extend the concept of ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) panchayats to all its more than 14,000 local bodies, with state and Union government officials calling for greater efforts to generate independent revenue sources and reduce dependence on government grants. The vision was outlined at a one-day state-level outreach workshop on the Centre’s ‘Atmanirbhar Panchayat’ Programme held in Gandhinagar on Tuesday, where officials from the …
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) In a significant step towards advancing data-driven fiscal decentralisation and strengthening grassroots governance, the Centre on Monday released the report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions prepared by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. While releasing the report, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government V. Anantha Nageswaran said that citizens experience governance through the availability of basic services such as drinking water, roads, street l…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) In a significant step to strengthen the evidence base for fiscal decentralisation in India, the government is set to launch the Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions on Monday.Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the government, will release the report in the presence of Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Dr Manish Gupta, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), …
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj will organise a two-day national workshop on the preparation of panchayat development plans (PDPs) on Monday and Tuesday at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre here, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The inaugural session will also mark the launch of the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) booklet for the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plan (2026-27), the Quality Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) booklet and t…
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) Panchayati Raj Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj on Saturday emphasised the transformative power of grassroots governance, outlining the vision of Atmanirbhar Panchayats and their role in achieving ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’. Speaking at an Outreach Workshop on the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme, he said that panchayats are pivotal agents of national transformation, uniquely positioned to sensitise citizens and drive well-coordinated collective efforts towards building self-sufficient…
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Panchayati Raj Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj will on Saturday begin discussions here on Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme, a forward-looking initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), an official said on Friday. “The Secretary will introduce participants of a workshop to the vision, objectives and operational framework of the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme at National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Congress party marked the National Panchayati Raj Day on Friday by recalling some landmark laws enacted by governments headed by Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh to boost grassroots democracy in villages. Crediting Rajiv Gandhi for the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution on this day in 1993, Congress MP and Communications In-charge Jairam Ramesh said, “This truly transformational initiative was due wholly to the insistence and persistence of Rajiv Gandhi.”“It w…