Panchayati Raj System

India's Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, shed light on the remarkable progress made in women's leadership within India's Panchayati Raj system, saying, "India prides itself on a unique system of rural governance known as the Panchayati Raj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress, saying it could not understand for four decades after Independence how important it was to implement the Panchayati Raj system in villages.

The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government ended "injustice" done to the villages by the previous administrations which "ignored and avoided spending money in the rural areas".

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose urged Fifth State Finance Commission Chairman Abhirup Sarkar to consider having a state-level system to audit Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) funds, informed Raj Bhavan today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Panchayati Raj system is very important to fulfill the dream of Gram Swaraj.

A pregnant DDC member was administered oath at her residence here on Monday even as 137 other newly-elected members in Kashmir swore to uphold the Constitution and sovereignty of the country, leading to the formation of the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described members of the Panchayati Raj system as "brave warriors" in the fight against COVID-19 and said with patience, discipline, cooperation and alertness the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated.

The Panchayati Raj system is finally taking roots in Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Governor GC Murmu said yesterday and urged people to actively participate in the ongoing ''Back to the Village-2'' programme.

On National Panchayati Raj day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district to meet and address panchayat bodies as well as independent communities. The prime minister launched a scheme that seeks to strengthen the country's Panchayati Raj system and address critical gaps that hinder its success.

Women form 46 per cent of the total 13.41 lakh elected representatives (ERs) in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Ushering the Panchayati Raj system in India, the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said in 1960, "It is the most revolutionary development in India because behind it are all the forces which, when released, will change the structure of the country."

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today stressed that the panchayati raj system should be used to keep a watch on the working of MNREGA. "Panchayats should keep a tab on the working of MNREGA. Roads being built one season is being swept way in the next monsoon due to corruption," Ramesh said at a Panchayati Raj Convention organi...

India's Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, shed light on the remarkable progress made in women's leadership within India's Panchayati Raj system, saying, "India prides itself on a unique system of rural governance known as the Panchayati Raj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress, saying it could not understand for four decades after Independence how important it was to implement the Panchayati Raj system in villages.

The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government ended "injustice" done to the villages by the previous administrations which "ignored and avoided spending money in the rural areas".

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose urged Fifth State Finance Commission Chairman Abhirup Sarkar to consider having a state-level system to audit Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) funds, informed Raj Bhavan today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Panchayati Raj system is very important to fulfill the dream of Gram Swaraj.

A pregnant DDC member was administered oath at her residence here on Monday even as 137 other newly-elected members in Kashmir swore to uphold the Constitution and sovereignty of the country, leading to the formation of the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described members of the Panchayati Raj system as "brave warriors" in the fight against COVID-19 and said with patience, discipline, cooperation and alertness the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated.

The Panchayati Raj system is finally taking roots in Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Governor GC Murmu said yesterday and urged people to actively participate in the ongoing ''Back to the Village-2'' programme.

On National Panchayati Raj day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district to meet and address panchayat bodies as well as independent communities. The prime minister launched a scheme that seeks to strengthen the country's Panchayati Raj system and address critical gaps that hinder its success.

Women form 46 per cent of the total 13.41 lakh elected representatives (ERs) in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Ushering the Panchayati Raj system in India, the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said in 1960, "It is the most revolutionary development in India because behind it are all the forces which, when released, will change the structure of the country."

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today stressed that the panchayati raj system should be used to keep a watch on the working of MNREGA. "Panchayats should keep a tab on the working of MNREGA. Roads being built one season is being swept way in the next monsoon due to corruption," Ramesh said at a Panchayati Raj Convention organi...