Hyderabad: Telangana panchayat raj minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) on Friday urged the 16th Finance Commission (16th FC) to provide special relaxations for tribal, Scheduled Area and backward village panchayats in the proposed performance-based grant system, saying they should not be disadvantaged because of their limited revenue-generating capacity.Participating in a national workshop on rural local body…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has ruled that tribal welfare laws do not govern the administration of religious endowments located within the Scheduled Areas.A petition was filed challenging a Nov 2024 notification issued by the endowments department, which invited applications from the general public to constitute a renovation committee for Sri Hemachala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple…
Ranchi: JMM on Saturday wrote to the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO) seeking detailed clarifications and safeguards ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and sought a written response within 15 days.JMM general secretary Vinod Pandey, in his letter, flagged concerns over possible wrongful deletions during the SIR exercise and demanded that…
Cuttack: Alleging prolonged inaction in implementing the provisions of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996, four tribal villagers have moved Orissa high court, seeking directions to the state govt to frame and enforce the long-pending rules under the legislation. The matter is yet to be listed for hearing before the high court.The…
