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Ranchi: As the term of the elected representatives of the panchayat bodies in the state ended on Thursday, the Jharkhand government has notified setting up of working committees in all three levels of the rural local bodies in which the elected members will be members. The arrangement was adopted by the Madhya Pradesh government recently. The state has over 4,000 panchayats and the polls are delayed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the notification, the committees will function till the time fresh polls take place. Talking to TOI, state panchayati raj director Aditya Ranjan confirmed the new arrangement stating that the former panchayat representatives have been put in the new working committees by giving them equal powers but they will have to work in tandem with all other members in the committees which will also have government-nominated members. ....
The state government has notified new working committees in panchayats to facilitate smooth execution of local projects under the 15th finance commission using its power under Section 107 of the Panchayati Raj Act owing to delay in conducting fresh elections in Jharkhand. Late on Thursday night, the state rural development department named heads of these working committees from elected local body representatives and gave them financial powers. It also introduced representatives from the government to maintain equilibrium and transparency till fresh elections are held. Terms of over 4,000 panchayat bodies lapsed after January 4, 2021. State rural development minister Alamgir Alam said that since no fresh elections would be held because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government had two options to keep panchayat bodies functional and ensure utilisation of central funds. ....