GOACAN convenor Roland Martins has stated that the panchayat is a local self-governing authority and the development of the village is required to be planned by the panchayat as per the wishes of the villagers.
He was speaking at the citizens awareness drive

The school in the hamlet of Bagraha in Chitrakoot district has three rooms, but these are built only in name. There is dried mud in place of a floor, the walls are unplastered, and there are no windowpanes. A fan hangs in one room and some electrical fittings were put in place about a year ago. But the electricity line never came to Bagraha.

Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, Gopal Bhargav met the Union Rural Development Minister, CP Joshi here today and requested the latter to accord early sanction to the Rs 791 crore pending proposals of nine districts under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

The Government has spent Rs. 66,832 million for the development of rural villages, Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardene told Parliament yesterday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for an effective mechanism to oversee various poverty alleviation programmes considering that the government makes a sizable allocation for them every year.

Sept. 9: Expressing concern over some states lagging behind in the implementation of the UPA

AIZWAL, Sept 8: By generating employment opportunities through infrastructure development projects, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has helped people in rural areas of Mizoram.

Amidst the socio-economic and political upheavals plaguing the State, certain developments taking place in the interior areas have contributed towards employment generation and livelihood enhancement.

Sept. 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the state and UT rural development and panchayati raj ministers on Wednesday during a conference of the rural development ministry.

NEW DELHI: The Centre will launch a new scheme for integrated development of 1,000 villages, each with more than 50 per cent of Scheduled Caste population, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Monday.