Live
- They always want me to win, and now I feel lucky to have been offered a story like ‘Zebra’: Satyadev Kancharana
- ‘Democracy first, humanity first’: PM Modi in Guyana's parliament on two countries' similarities
- PKL Season 11: Telugu Titans register third straight win to top standings
- Is Pollution Contributing to Your COPD?
- NASA Unveils Underwater Robots for Exploring Jupiter's Moons
- Additional Central forces arrive in violence-hit Manipur
- AR Rahman and Saira Banu’s Divorce: Legal Insights into Common Issues in Bollywood Marriages
- 82.7 pc work completed in HPCL Rajasthan Refinery area: official
- Curfew relaxation extended in 5 Manipur districts on Friday
- Tab scam prompts Bengal govt to adopt caution over fund disbursement
Panchayats elected unanimously yet to receive incentives
View of Maredukota village in Meliaputti mandal in Srikakulam district
Unanimously elected Grama Panchayats in the district are waiting for incentives for the past two years.
Srikakulam: Unanimously elected Grama Panchayats in the district are waiting for incentives for the past two years. Based on the population, the state government divided Grama Panchayats as major, medium and minor for allotment of funds. The government announced Rs 7 lakh for major, Rs 5 lakh for medium and Rs 4 lakh for minor panchayats.
The state government announced incentives to prevent election polling and related expenditure, to arrest political rivalries in the villages and also to encourage people towards peaceful life and for pro development attitude.
A total of 137 village panchayats, sarpanches and ward members were elected unanimously. After the declaration of panchayat results, officials concerned prepared a report and submitted the same to the government and requested to release incentives. After several requests, the government released incentives for 67 unanimously elected grama panchayats so far. "So far state government has released Rs 4 crore in first phase said, district panchayat officer (DPO), K Ravi Kumar while speaking to The Hans India." We are requesting the government to release remaining funds, the DPO said.
