Devolution of powers and Finances up to Local level

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INADEQUATE MUNICIPAL FINANCES

INADEQUATE MUNICIPAL FINANCES For effective municipal governance, the health of municipal finance is a critical element that will determine whether India realizes its economic and development goals. Growing fiscal deficits, constrain in tax base expansion and weakening of institutional mechanisms remain a major challenge for the urban local body (UBLs). Revenue loss after the implementation of GST and the pandemic has further deteriorated the situation. The urban population and India

PESA ACT, 1996 UPSC

IMPORTANCE OF PESA ACT, 1996 Gujarati political parties are attempting to win over tribal voters by promising to adhere closely to the 1996 Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act. The State PESA Rules were made applicable to 4,503-Gram Sabhas under 2,584 village panchayats in 50 tribal talukas in eight districts of Gujarat by notification of the rules in January 2017. The Act, however, has not been strictly adhered to. The PESA law has

Model Youth Gram Sabha

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is organizing a National Award Ceremony to felicitate the winners of the Model Youth Gram Sabha initiative. This step reflects the government’s commitment to promoting youth participation in grassroots governance. About Model Youth Gram Sabha The Model Youth Gram Sabha is a simulated platform for school students where they participate in mock sessions of a Gram Sabh