In FY 2020-21, Chhattisgarh registered the highest coal production of 158.409 MT, followed by Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand. Jharkhand... View Article
Anthracite is the best quality of coal. It is a hard, brittle, and black lustrous coal containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low... View Article
Lignite or brown coal is the lowest grade coal. Lignite has a low heating value and a high moisture content. It has the least concentration of... View Article
A Panchayat Samiti is constituted by the following members: All the Sarpanches (Mukhias) or Chairpersons of the Gram Panchayats within the Block... View Article
Panchayat Samiti is the intermediate or the middle tier of the Panchayati Raj System. These are named differently in different States. Its... View Article
The Gram Panchayat has a Secretary who is also the Secretary of the Gram Sabha. This person is not an elected person, but is appointed by the... View Article
The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of: District Level Panchayat Block Level Panchayat Village Level Panchayat Further Reading:... View Article
Few works of a Gram Panchayat include: The construction and maintenance of water sources, roads, drainage, school buildings and other common... View Article
The council leader is named Sarpanch in Hindi. In other words, Panchayat President is also called the Sarpanch. All the members of the Gram Sabha... View Article
Some powers and functions of Gram Sabha are as follows: The Gram Sabha is a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and be... View Article
Panchayati Raj is a system of governance in which Gram Panchayat are the basic units of administration. The number of members usually ranges from... View Article
Article 275 of the Indian Constitution has provisions related to grants from the union to certain states. It further states that the Parliament... View Article
In Maharashtra State, 59 Talukas in 12 Districts are under PESA Act. Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) or PESA is a legislation enacted... View Article
Gram Sabha can maintain a corpus fund (e.g. Gram Sabha Kosh) which will be required for carrying out several management functions assigned to... View Article
As per PESA, every village shall have a Gram Sabha consisting of persons whose names are included in the rolls for the Panchayat at the village... View Article
The sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions related to the administration of Tribal areas in the states of Assam,... View Article
The full form of PESA is Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act. This is a legislation that extends the provisions of Panchayats to the... View Article
