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Haryana Government sets minimum qualification for candidates in Panchayati Raj polls

Haryana Assembly has passed Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that seeks to fix matriculation as minimum educational qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs). With this...

September 9, 2015

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana has been launched by Central Government of India for holistic development and welfare of tribal population of India. The scheme as outlined by the Ministry of...

March 7, 2015

UP Govt unveils State Service Delivery Gateway in Lucknow

Govt of UP unveiled State Service Delivery Gateway in Lucknow. In 1st phase, 26 services of eight departments were included in this scheme. People can now obtain certificates...

August 6, 2012    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Broadband connectivity to 250,000 villages by Nov 2013

In order to improve public delivery mechanism in the country, the Indian government will connect 250,000 gram panchayats with broadband within 16 months. The government has also assured...

July 31, 2012

West Bengal Govt to amend Panchayati Act

The West Bengal Government has decided to amend the current Panchayat Act for better performance of 3-tier local bodies. According to the Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mr....

June 28, 2012

PM’s Office to set up coordination committee to provide e-governance to gram panchayats

The PMO has planned to establish a coordination committee to attend to diverse aspects of broadband services for panchayats. This will be implemented through a network being set...

June 28, 2012

“Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan”: Sports Ministry apportions Rs 77 crore

The Sports Ministry granted Rs 77 crore to 26 states for organizing annual sports competitions under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme.  The states include...

June 9, 2012    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Planning Commission approves Meghalaya’s yearly plan of around Rs 4,000 crore

Planning Commission approved the annual plan of around Rs 4,000 crore for Meghalaya for the current fiscal In the 12th the Planning commission will have focus on, use...

June 8, 2012

Rural Ministry to share 1 % of its budget with Panchayati Raj Ministry

Panchayti Raj Minister, V Kishore Chandra Deo held that the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share 1% of its Rs 1 Lakh Crore budget for fortification of...

April 25, 2012

Schemes for the Capacity Building of the Panchayats

Some important points on Schemes for the empowerment of Panchayats:- Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF): Under this scheme the Central Government furnishes funds to the State Governments to...

January 31, 2012    Government Schemes Current Affairs

District Rural Development Agencies

Over the years the District Rural Development Agencies have emerged as the principal organs at the district level to oversing the implementation of different poverty alleviation programmes. Since...

May 27, 2009

General Compendium-2

1. What are State Finance Commissions?2. What are Functions of State Finance Commissions?3. Which sectors get Funds granted by State Finance Commission?4. In which state State Finance Commissions...

April 20, 2009