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Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has emphasized the need for greater coordination between village, block, and district panchayats to ensure sustainable development goals are met. He praised the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor and Minister of State for Panchayati Raj for their efforts in local governance institutions, including the ongoing panchayat polls. Singh said the Meri Panchayat Mobile app, launched on Monday, would increase transparency in the work of panchayati raj institutions. ....
Thirteen bodies have been recovered, as search and rescue operations continue in Shimla, India, after a landslide in the Summer Hill area. The landslide was caused by a cloudburst. In a separate development, the Indian Government has approved just over Rs 2,643 crore for an upgrade of 254 rural roads for 2023-24, under Batch-1 of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-III). ....
More than five crore job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) were cancelled in 2022-23, 247 per cent more than the number of deletions in 2021-22, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply, Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said in 2021-22, 1,49,51,247 MGNREGA job cards were deleted, while in 2022-23, 5,18,91,168 job cards were cancelled. ....
Addressing a rally in Bihar s Lakhisarai district, he criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a former BJP ally, for joining hands with "corrupt" RJD. He also accused Kumar of "hoodwinking" RJD president Lalu Prasad. "In 2024, people of Bihar will have to make a choice between Narendra Modi and Rahul, whom the Congress has tried to launch 20 times, without success," said Shah. ....