Amaravati, July 26 (IANS) Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) of the Andhra Pradesh government, in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority and IIT Gandhinagar, has developed an advanced forecasting platform to provide 48-hour rainfall outlook and six-hour flash flood warnings, beginning with VijayawadaThe City Flood Alert has been developed to predict urban flooding before it occurs, enabling authorities to take preventive action well before disaster strikes. Th…
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Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) On the birthday of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra Urban Development Department on Wednesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) to implement the ‘Urban Challenge Fund’ initiative across all 423 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the state. Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde announced that development projects worth Rs 44,800 crore will take shape through this scheme, paving a new path toward financial self‑reliance for cit…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday approved the Asset Monetisation Policy to boost revenue for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). This aims to make ULBs financially self-reliant allowing Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Nagar Panchayats to leverage their land and properties to generate new, sustainable revenue streams.The policy has a primary objective of systematically and transparently developing civic-owned real estate….
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved the implementation of the centrally sponsored Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) scheme (running from 2025-26 to 2030-31). It aims to transition ULBs towards market-based financing, bond issuance, and bank loans to create sustainable revenue infrastructure under three core pillars: Water & Sanitation, Creative Urban Redevelopment, and Cities as Growth Hubs.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hopes that the creation of an UCF will positi…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Sixth Maharashtra Finance Commission (FC), chaired by Dr Nitin Kareer, tabled in the Maharashtra Legislature on Friday, has recommended an annual devolution of 27.3 per cent of the State’s Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) to local bodies, marking a strategic shift towards financial decentralisation and structural reform. The existing 26.3 per cent devolution rate will be increased by an additional 1.0 per cent of SOTR. This combined fund will be split, with 55 per cent allocated…
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) President, Govind Singh Dotasra on Friday demanded that the state government conduct a credible survey of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community to ensure accurate reservation data and immediately announce elections to Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies. Govind Singh Dotasra stated that any compromise with the interests of the OBC community would not be tolerated.Addressing a press conference at the State Cong…
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, to put in place a scientific system for the collection, segregation, recycling, and disposal of waste in urban and rural areas, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday. The rules came into force on April 1 and apply to all urban local bodies and government departments. As municipal waste volumes rise in cities, officials said the framework aims to improve sanitation and reduce landfill pressur…
Jaipur, June 26 (IANS) In a major push for urban governance and infrastructure development, the Rajasthan government has approved the creation of 76 new municipalities across the state, increasing the total number of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) from 309 to 385. Simultaneously, the government has sanctioned 684 new posts in the Department of Local Self-Government to strengthen the administrative framework of the newly formed civic bodies.The move is being seen as one of the biggest urban governance…
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…
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) The Congress has returned to power in Chamba urban local body after 10 years and in the Chuwari municipality in Himachal Pradesh after 15 years, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said here on Thursday. He said the Congress also performed exceptionally well in the urban local body elections in Chamba district. “After 10 years Congress-backed candidates won both the President and Vice-President posts in the Chamba urban local body and after 15 years they secured both positi…