UP to set up digital libraries in 11,350 gram panchayats to boost rural education
On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, digital libraries are being established in 11,350 gram panchayats of the state in the first phase.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, digital libraries are being established in 11,350 gram panchayats of the state in the first phase.
The Union Government has released the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants for Rural Local Bodies in three states during the Financial Year 2025–26.
The Gram Panchayat-wise population will be determined between June 28-30 while objections on the proposed wards will be taken from July 4 to July 8.
In a bid to take financial inclusion to the grassroots, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a special saturation campaign across all Gram Panchayats in the state.
The tenure of Gram Panchayats will end in May next year and that of khetra and district panchayats it will end in July 2026.
A cartoon suggesting citizens are more interested in platforms like Instagram than in Gram Panchayats attracted a rejoinder from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, which stated that such broad statements “overlook the real, transformative work being done by democratic institutions at the grassroots.” The response is not without merit.
In a significant move to advance gender-sensitive governance at the grassroots level, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj will launch its transformative initiative to develop Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats (MWFGP) at a National Convention on Wednesday at Vigyan Bhawan here.
The Odisha Government has conferred the status of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs) on the gram panchayat functionaries besides matrons and warden of Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Caste Development Department’s residential school hostels
The Union Government has released Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants during Financial Year 2024–25 for the Rural Local Bodies in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
In the health camps held till November 26, more than 9,35,970 Ayushman cards were created and over 1,07,000 physical cards were distributed.
