Panchayats News

Panchayats are facing a crisis as material costs for MGNREGS from the previous financial year, estimated at over ₹500 crore, have not yet been disbursed.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that women's reservation will create new opportunities for political leadership. He emphasized that women legislators in vario

The LIFE housing fund fraud is expanding in Kerala, with a Village Extension Officer (VEO) now under scrutiny in three different panchayats.

Panchayats are proposing single-window forest clearances, insurance coverage, and AI-based alerts to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts. Local body representativ

A preliminary assessment in Kerala has identified nine local bodies as very high human-wildlife conflict zones, 21 as high, and 243 as medium conflict-prone are

Bihar has authorized panchayats to collect holding tax, with rates set at Rs 100 for houses and Rs 5,000 for petrol pumps.