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New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Local bodies need fiscal stability to achieve rapid development: Andhra Deputy CM Pawan
VIJAYAWADA: Deputy Chief Minister (Panchayat Raj and Rural Development) Konidela Pawan Kalyan underscored the need for financial, political and social stability to local bodies. Participating in the National Panchayat Raj Day (NPRD) celebrations in Mangalagiri on Thursday, Pawan Kalyan said the coalition government is providing funds to panchayats irrespective of political affiliations. While stating that the Gram Panchayats should achieve self-reliance, he aspired that local bodies should stand as the centres of national integrity and stability. 'I like the villages very much, and had a strong desire to live there. But it did not happen,' he said. Mentioning that he took the portfolio of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (PR&RD) out of strong liking for it, he revealed that the only thing he told officials after conducting a comprehensive study for two months was to ensure transparency in the department. 'I told the officials to avoid diversion of funds, and ensure transparency in development works and provide basic amenities in villages. The works are now being taken up accordingly,' Pawan Kalyan said. He also highlighted that transparency was ensured in the transfer of employees of the PR&RD department. Asserting that a total revamp was done in the department and the development works are going on at a brisk pace in villages, Pawan Kalyan thanked Principal Secretary Shashi Bhushan Kumar and Commissioner of PR&RD) Krishna Teja Mylavarapu for their efforts in development of rural areas. He promised to clear the bills of contractors, who took up works in villages at the earliest. Accusing the previous government of neglecting the development of villages and diverting funds of the PR&RD in the past five years, he said the coalition government gave Rs 1,121 crore 15th Commission funds directly to Panchayats. Works worth Rs 10,669 crore were taken up in the PR&RD in the first nine months after the formation of the coalition government as per the decisions taken up in the meetings conducted in 13,326 villages. Apart from laying 4,000 km CC roads, 21,564 Gokulalu, 12,950 water troughs and 20,286 farm ponds were completed within a short span, he said and attributed the success to the collective efforts of all. He said efforts are on to lay 1,069 km CC roads in tribal areas under the Adavi Thalli Baata at an estimated cost of Rs 1,005 crore to make Agency areas free from Dolis for shifting people during medical emergencies. Every Panchayat should have a national integrity campus with a pylon, he said.
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Mall Gram Panchayat wins ₹1 crore assistance under Atma Nirbhar Panchayat special award
Mall Gram Panchayat of Yacharam Mandal in Ranga Reddy district has been selected for the prestigious Atma Nirbhar Panchayat Special Award (ANPSA) for its outstanding efforts in creating own sources of revenue and promoting self-reliance. The award will be presented during the National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) event to be held in Bihar on April 24. The Mall Gram Panchayat has topped the nation in this category. At the same time, Hatbadra Gram Panchayat from Mayurbhanj District, Odisha, has secured the second position, and Gollapudi Gram Panchayat from Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, has ranked third. The winners will receive a financial incentive of ₹1 crore, ₹75 lakh, and ₹50 lakh for the first, second, and third positions respectively, along with specially designed trophies and certificates. According to officials, having a population of 3,211 as per the 2011 census, the Mall Gram Panchayat has focused on revenue earnings, with ₹67 lakh earned in the financial year 2023-24, ₹71 lakh in 2024-25, and a projected ₹82 lakh in 2025-26 from various sources, including tax revenues. A team of officials led by District Panchayat Officer Suresh Mohan and Zilla Parishad CEO Krishna Reddy will receive the award on behalf of Mall Gram Panchayat. Expressing happiness over the development, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) stated that raising necessary funds for village development has become a benchmark for empowerment and self-sufficiency. She congratulated the officials who worked towards achieving financial self-reliance for Mall Panchayat, expressing her hope that every Gram Panchayat would follow a similar path to success.
United News of India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
PM to address on National Panchayati Raj Day from Madhubani on Thursday
Patna, Apr 23 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Gram Sabhas across the country from Madhubani of Bihar on National Panchayati Raj Day on Thursday and will also confer Special Category National Panchayat Awards 2025 on this occasion. Official sources said here on Wednesday that foolproof security arrangements have been made for the arrival of the PM who would dedicate to the nation and lay foundation stone for several key infrastructure and welfare projects including LPG bottling plants, electrification projects, housing schemes, railway infrastructure and road development, amounting to Rs.13,500 crores. The event was being organised at Lohna Uttar Gram Panchayat, Jhanjharpur Block in Madhubani District of Bihar to commemorate National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) on Thursday, marking thirty-two years of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which gave constitutional status to Panchayats as institutions of rural local self-government. The National Panchayati Raj Day is being observed as a major national programme through a 'Whole-of-Government' approach, involving participation of six Union Ministries. The sources said that financial assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin and Urban) and DAY–NRLM will also be disbursed during the programme. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar along with Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and several other dignitaries will grace the event with their presence. UNI RS SJC
