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Habitat And Urbanisation

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on construction of houses under PMAY-G, 13/03/2020

To achieve the objective of “Housing for All” by 2022, the erstwhile rural housing scheme, Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1st April, 2016. Under PMAY-G, the target is construction of 2.95 crore houses by 2022. The identification of beneficiaries under PMAY-G is based on the housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 after due verification by Gram Sabha and Appellate Process.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 13, 2020
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
India, Rajya Sabha, Housing, Rural Housing, Gram Panchayat
Industry

Question raised in Lok Sabha on internet connectivity in rural areas, 11/03/2020

Internet is being currently accessed mainly through mobile wireless technologies, which at present cover more than 95% of the population of the country.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2020
Lok Sabha
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Communication, Internet, Lok Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Mobile Phone
Economy

Action Taken Report On the Recommendations Of Fifth Odisha State Finance Commission

The Fifth State Finance Commission was constituted by the Governor under the provisions of Article-243-I and 243-Y of the Constitution of India, read with Section 3 and 8 of Odisha Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1993 (Odisha Act 28 of 1993) vide Notification No.15340FIN-BUD6-SFC-0002-2018/F dated 5th May, 2018to recommend on

Publication Date: 
01/02/2020
Government of Odisha
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Odisha, Finance, Economy, Gram Panchayat, Municipal Bodies
Economy

Report of the Fifth State Finance Commission Odisha 2020-2025, Volume-II

The Odisha government has constituted 5th State Finance Commission with former bureaucrat and State Election Commissioner Rabinarayan Senapati as its chairman for devolution of funds to the panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies (ULBs).

Publication Date: 
01/08/2019
Government of Odisha
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Odisha, Finance, Economy, Gram Panchayat
Mining

Indefinite stir launched against Chengottumala quarry project

Stormy scenes at protest venue; agitators threaten self-immolation

Publication Date: 
10/05/2019
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
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Kerala, Mining, Gram Panchayat, Environmentalists
Economy

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local bodies: Government of Gujarat

A year after the Gujarat government declared that the state has become open defecation-free (ODF), the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its latest report has dismissed the claim, saying “it does not appear to be correct”.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2018
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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Open Defecation, Sanitation, Gujarat, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Urban Development, Gram Panchayat
Governance And Institutions

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Panchayat seats in West Bengal going uncontested, 03/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of West Bengal State Election Commission & Others Vs Communist Party of India (Marxist) & Others dated 03/07/2018 regarding Panchayat seats in West Bengal going uncontested. Apex Court takes serious note of the fact that out of 58,692 total seats at all the levels (Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat), the uncontested seats are 20,159.

Judgement Date: 
03/07/2018
Tags:
Gram Panchayat, West Bengal, Supreme Court, Governance, Political Decentralisation
Governance And Institutions

Judgement of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding declaration of rural self governing institutions like gram panchayat to an urban local body by converting it into a Nagar Panchayat, 14/05/2018

Judgement of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Gram Sabha Mawakot & Others Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 14/05/2018 regarding declaration of rural self governing institutions like "gram panchayat" to an urban local body, by converting it into a "Nagar Panchayat". The main matter relates to notification issued on 05.04.2018 by which 73 villages were proposed to be included in the Nagar Palika Kotdwar.

Judgement Date: 
14/05/2018
Tags:
Gram Sabhas, Gram Panchayat, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court, Political Decentralisation, Municipal Bodies, Governance
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala, 22/12/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala. The applicants who are traditional fishermen allege that the project activity of M/s.Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) extends to an area of 15 hectares between 200 metres and 300 metres from the High Tide Line (HTL).

Judgement Date: 
22/12/2017
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LPG, Ports, Kochi, Marine Fisherfolk, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Marine Fisheries, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Kerala, Coastal Regulations, Gram Panchayat
Sanitation

Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has updated the existing guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The revised guidelines aims to help the States/UTs and other stakeholders to find all the important decisions, advisories of the Ministry at one place and provide an improved understanding of the programme.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2017
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Sanitation, India, Open Defecation, Gram Panchayat

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