New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Parliament has enacted 'The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996' (PESA) to extend Part IX of the Constitution, with certain modifications and exceptions, to the Fifth Schedule areas of 10 states including Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Commemorating the 75th year of India's Independence- Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and celebrating the iconic week program, Yaumasa Kimura, UNICEF India Representative, and Sunil Kumar, Secretary Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), signed a visionary Joint Stateme
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry, on the recommendation of the Panchayati Raj Ministry, released Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grant to rural local bodies.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): District administrations and Gram Panchayats all across the country are proactively taking various measures to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country's hinterland, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], Feb.8 (ANI): Parsottambhai Rupala, Minister Of State in the Ministry Of Panchayati Raj, has said that the 14th Finance Commission has, inter alia, observed that state governments are expected to take care of the needs of block development committees and zila panchay