Agartala, July 17 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that bringing positive changes in people’s lives is the true benchmark of development and stressed that sustained efforts must be made to improve the socio‑economic conditions of all sections of society. He also said nearly 80 per cent of the state’s Panchayats have emerged as national front‑runners in various performance parameters, reflecting Tripura’s growing prominence in grassroots governance.The Chief Minis…
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Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening transparency and financial discipline in government functioning, the West Bengal government has directed all departments and public bodies to stop repeatedly extending contracts awarded to the same agencies and instead invite fresh tenders before existing contracts expire.A government statement said on Wednesday that extending the term of the same agency repeatedly after the expiry of the contract will not be allowed anymore.According to t…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that all rural development and welfare schemes reach eligible beneficiaries without delay, while stressing the need to accelerate infrastructure development in panchayats located on the outskirts of urban areas. Chairing a high-level review meeting of the Rural Development Department at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister instructed officials to closely monitor the implementation of governm…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Women and Child Development Ministry on Thursday called upon schools, youth groups, NGOs, panchayats and individuals to identify and support potential nominees to file online applications for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Awards (PMRBP) 2026 by July 31. Any citizen, school, institution, or organisation can nominate candidates they deem deserving. Children may also apply through self-nomination for the awards that celebrate the extraordinary achievements o…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Aiming to promote community-led water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has discussed issues related to piped water supply in villages with panchayat representatives.Speaking at the eighth edition of the ‘Sujal Gram Samvad’ on Thursday, Kamal Kishore Soan, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), stressed on ensuring the proper and timely delivery of potable piped water to rural househol…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Nearly five decades after the Emergency was declared in India, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has incorporated the subject into a Class 9 Social Science textbook for the first time. The newly introduced textbook, ‘Understanding Society: India and Beyond’, presents the Emergency period as a significant challenge faced by India’s democratic system.The topic has been included in a chapter examining both the achievements and challenges of …
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India, which has a population of more than 700 million women and girls, has made concerted efforts to uplift their status since its Independence. The Constitution of India laid a strong foundation with principles of equality, a report has detailed. Article 14 of the Constitution provides equality before the law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination based on gender and Article 16 provides equal opportunity in public employment. Article 39 and 42 of India’s Constitution pr…
Bathinda, June 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced a five-fold increase in the honorarium of sarpanches, raising it from Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 per month from August 15. At a Sarpanch Milni in Bathinda, the Chief Minister said sarpanches serve villages day and night and deserve dignity and respect for their invaluable contribution.Emphasising that the development of villages is the foundation of the state’s progress, he assured that there is no shortage of funds…
Jaipur, June 13 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Panchayats and urban local bodies have been without elected representatives for several months, with the election process yet to begin despite a High Court directive to complete polls by July 31.So far, no poll notification has been issued. It has been almost seven months since the High Court first intervened; however, the election process has been trapped in a pack of files, commissions, and official correspondence. Every institution involved appears to have…
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…