How to stall COVID’s march in rural India
As cases of COVID-19 emerge in India’s rural areas, the time is ripe in strengthening implementation of National Rural Health Mission and …
Not being kept in loop: Odisha’s sarpanches on CM’s power decentralisation move
Several sarpanches who were given powers of district collectors alleged their administrative or financial roles were not spelt out clearly
संवैधानिक अधिकार के लिए संघर्ष
पांचवी अनुसूची में दिए गए सांवैधानिक अधिकार को हासिल करने के लिए आदिवासियों को संघर्ष करना पड़ रहा है
An attack on grassroots democracy?
Why the Jharkhand government is promoting illegal, parallel governance
Presidential panchayat
India's third-tier of government has a few lessons for those seeking presidential form of government
Panchayats' working women
Slowly but steadly, women elected to panchayats are asserting themselves and, in the process, giving a new thrust to grassroot governance
Embrace of an unforgettable conservation crusade lingers on
Impacts of Chipko are still visible in the state after four decades.
चिपको की छांव में
उत्तराखंड में बहुत कुछ बदल चुका है, लेकिन चार दशक बाद भी कई इलाकों में चिपको आंदोलन का असर साफ नजर आता है।
Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps
The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources
Fight for Khandadhar
Once rescued from Korean company POSCO, Odisha's ecologically rich Khandadhar hills have now been handed over to the state's mining body. Tribal …
MGNREGS falls short of funds again despite increased allocation in rural sector
Pending liabilities in the scheme means that workers’ wages are unpaid
Left without a vote
Uttar Pradesh government's repeated attempts to bring villages under industrial authorities are against the spirit of the Constitution
Swachh Bharat cess: A few states may not agree on it
Except Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand, no other state has directly agreed to the central proposal
Panchayati bonanza
13th Finance Commission puts money in the hands of local governments
Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts
Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds
Gods must be dazed
Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind
New sand mining guidelines call for robust monitoring and sustainable development
The guidelines try to create a balance between preserving ecologically sensitive river habitats and the need for infrastructure
Reserved for no one
Many reserved seats remained uncontested in first-ever panchayat elections in Jharkhand
People’s manifesto
Political parties reverse trend, seek people’s suggestions to draft manifesto
Streamlining autonomy
Panchayati raj ministry suggests amendments to local governance in north-eastern states
Where are rural courts?
The Gram Nyayalaya Act was passed in 2008 to make the judicial process participatory, inexpensive and accessible to rural India. But rural courts …
Giant snail invasion
People in Kerala village spend nights battling large snails that devour plants and nibble at walls
Rural development schemes up for overhaul
Ministry of panchayati raj plans to develop model panchayats in different states through integrated development
Include public, fight Naxalites
Planning Commission wants to improve Integrated Action Plan
What it takes to deliver midday meal