Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 20 (ANI): The Kerala health department has declared 88 local bodies including the corporation, municipality and panchayats, spread over 14 districts in the state as COVID-19 hotspots.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that people of Odisha who are stranded in other states, will have to mandatorily register their names at the panchayat level before returning.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): In a historic move, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that 'sarpanches' in Gram Panchayats will get the powers of District Collectors in their respective jurisdiction to fight COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Chandigarh [India], April 15 (ANI): In order to contribute their bit in the war against coronavirus, students of ITIs have offered their services to stitch masks free of cost for civil and police administration and for panchayats.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 9 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has released an amount of Rs 5 crore to 2,588 panchayats in the state to carry out the sanitisation works.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has given major responsibilities to the Rural Development and Panchayats Department in the villages to fight COVID-19.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) on Monday launched awareness initiatives to help Gram Panchayats across India to monitor migrants returning from the cities due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has empowered gram panchayats to buy medicines and food for the daily wage laborers and poor people out of the funds at their disposal, informed Public Relations Department, Punjab Government.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Friday said that a committee has been formed to work for the development of panchayats and municipalities in the state.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Responding to the demand of the Christian community for land for graveyards, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed the Rural Development and Panchayats Department to immediately identify 'Shamlat' (common land) to provide
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Fibre-to-home through BharatNet will link one lakh gram panchayats in the financial year 2020-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday while presenting the Union Budget.