Latest Village Panchayat Chiefs News & Updates

Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) A new bill will be placed on the floor of the West Bengal Assembly soon to curb the current powers of village panchayat chiefs in the state as “signatory authorities.” Once the Bill is passed, the chiefs will no longer be the “signatory authorities” for sanctioning funds for panchayat-related activities. Instead, the same powers will be transferred to government officials, Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh informed the House while part…