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Economists raise concern over infrastructure gaps in Karnataka
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Leading economists of Karnataka on Monday raised concerns over large infrastructure gaps and widening democratic deficit during a meeting with members and senior officials of the 15th Finance Commission.
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NIRDPR launches initiative to help rural poor farm holds cope with climate
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jun 12 (ANI): For the first time in India, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), has launched an initiative to improve the adaptive capacity of the rural poor engaged in farm-based livelihoods to cope with climate change.
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Rajya Sabha logs productivity of just 8% during interim Budget session
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The interim Budget session 2019 was a successful session with wide participation of all political parties in discussions on various issues of national importance, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development, Panchay
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Rajasthan cabinet approves removal of education criteria for local body p
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Rajasthan cabinet approved two amendments bills - Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2019, and the Rajasthan Municipalities (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - to end the minimum educational qualification condition for contesting the local body e
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Rajasthan: Portfolios allocated, Gehlot keeps Finance, Home; Pilot gets PW
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has kept nine departments with himself including Finance, Excise, Home, and Legal, while Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has got Public Works Department (PWD), Rural Development (RD), Statistics, and Science a
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PM meets newly-elected Sarpanches of J&K, promises all support
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met a delegation of newly-elected Sarpanches from Jammu and Kashmir here and conveyed his personal and his government's commitment towards empowering the people of the state to fulfil their aspirations. .
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Here're Andhra govt's efforts to tackle Chronic Kidney Disease
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Minister for Information Technology, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Nara Lokesh, on Wednesday said his government is taking all necessary steps to tackle the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) problem prevailing in the state.
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Every drop of water should be conserved: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): At a time when Madhya Pradesh is battling severe drought-like conditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said every drop of water should be conserved.
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PM Modi to launch Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan from MP
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district to launch the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ram Nagar on Tuesday.
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Manipur: Training programme for elected women reps of PRIs
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, under the aegis of the National Commission for Women, has launched a capacity building programme for elected women representatives in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) of Manipur.
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KC Rao constitutes Cabinet sub-committee on Panchayati Raj Bill
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] January 7 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday constituted a seven-member Cabinet sub-committee with Panchayati Raj Minister Jupally Krishna Rao as its chairman for the preparation of Panchayati Raj Bill.
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State governments to provide funds to block development committees, zila p
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
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
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