Gram Panchayat

An inspiring story of citizen heroes of today’s independent India.

With Rs. 5000 a month, a day-to-day struggle to have enough to eat, is inevitable.

The operation, involved 700 labourers including men and women from Budhanoor panchayat, who were employed for the task under the MGNREGA scheme.

Abdul Saleem Palliyalthody is known to go out of his way to help anyone who comes to the government offices.

The inspiring stories of these amazing women sarpanches reveal the potential of good grassroots leadership in making a difference.

A Karnataka sarpanch is using a novel approach to persuade village folk in his district not to defecate in the open but build toilets instead.

A woman of limited means living on a pension in a remote village in Karanataka, used up her savings to dig a well so several households would have water to drink.

The Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) aims to provide urban amenities in rural areas and thus develop 300 clusters of smart villages around the country in the next three years.

Residents of a village in Karnataka will now be required to pay a fine imposed by the gram panchayat whenever they are caught defecating or relieving themselves in the open.