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Haryana govt to release Rs 80 crore per year for development work in every
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that now the Panchayati Raj Institutions and Municipalities across the State will be able to carry out all development works for which Rs 80 crore will be released to every constituency and there is no
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AP decides to amend Panchayati Raj Act, three-year jail for corrupt practi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to make changes in the state Panchayati Raj Act and any candidate found guilty of luring voters will face a punishment of three years in jail, state transport minister Perni Venkatramaiah said on
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NIRDPR hosts two-day All India State Election Commissioners' Conclave
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is hosting a two-day All India State Election Commissioners' (SEC) Conclave here with an objective to take stock of the challenges faced in conducting timely local body electi
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Haryana Panchayati Raj Bill, 2019 passed in state Vidhan Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 allowing to give precedence to the views of one-tenth members of Gram Sabha regarding the ban of liquor vends in the Sabha area.
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240 panchayats awarded for excellence in various fields
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar conferred 240 out of the 2.5 lakh panchayats with the National Panchayat Awards 2019 here on Wednesday.
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Awareness drive on plastic waste management held at J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj on Thursday organized one-day awareness program on plastic waste management in Srinagar.
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Parents with more than 2 children can contest panchayat polls, rules Uttar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttrakhand) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In a setback to the state government, the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday allowed parents with more than two children before July 25, 2019, to contest the panchayat elections.
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Telangana: KCR announces 60-day action plan to promote greenery, cleanline
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Saturday announced a "60-day action plan" for developing greenery and hygiene in villages.
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No proposal to merge Union Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayat Ra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): There is no proposal currently to merge the ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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NIRDPR study: Many Gram Panchayats use RO as fashionable infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 25 (ANI): A study conducted by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) on the subject of setting up of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plants in Rural India revealed that many village bodies had installed such plants without any need and o
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Telangana should eliminate malnutrition by 2022: NIRDPR Director-General R
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): An advancing state as Telangana should strive to achieve beyond the set targets and eliminate malnutrition by 2022, said Director-General of National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Dr W R Reddy here on Thursday.
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Community radio stations create awareness about govt schemes among rural p
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): A team from National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) visited a Community Radio Centre built with funding from UNESCO at Pastapur village of Medak district in Telangana and conducted a study on its functioning and to ass
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