New Delhi, 11 February 2026: In a decisive move to strengthen grassroots democracy and uphold gender justice, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has intensified efforts to eliminate proxy representation of elected women in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). This long-standing issue—where male relatives unofficially control the decision-making of elected women leaders—has…
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Odisha Strengthens Local Governance via RGSA
Odisha has seen a steady increase in central grants for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), along with targeted capacity-building under the revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on December 3, 2025, Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) set out the flow…