Panchayati Raj News
Panchayati Raj Election Tribunal
Hearing
Naharlagan, 30th Jan., 2007: Justice B. Lamare
(Retired High Court Judge), the Presiding Judge of the Election Tribunal will
hear cases on 1st and 2nd Feb., at his newly notified Tribunal office at
Naharlagan for disposing of election petitions.
It may be recalled that the Panchayati Raj Election Tribunal
was constituted in 2003. The Tribunal has been re-constituted on 13.9.2006 appointing Justice B. Lamare
(Retired High Court Judge) as the Presiding Judge to dispose of all the pending election petitions.
Rural Business Hubs
Itanagar, 25 Jan., 2007: Rural Business Hubs State Council has been constituted with the following members and identified the rural champion products.
1. Honorable Minister,
Panchayati Raj -Chairman
2. Principle Secretary (Forest) -Member
3. Secretary (PR) -Member Secretary
4. Secretary (Agriculture) -Member
5. Secretary (Horticulture) -Member
6 Secretary (Industry) -Member
7. Secretary (Textile & Handicraft) -Member
8. Secretary (Information & Technology) -Member
The State has already identified the Champion products in respect of each of the Districts. Further identification at block level and even at village level is in progress. The situation was reviewed at the State level meeting of the Project Directors held on 22-23 January, 2007 and the final identification is likley to be completed soon.
The first meeting of the State Rural Hub Council was held in March, 2007 and
about 50 products have been identified. The Council decided to open at least one
Rural Business Hub in each District.
Constituted the District Planning Committee
Itanagar, 25 Jan., 2007- Constituted the District Planning Committee for implementation of decentralized planning in all the districts of the state has constituted
on 4th December'2006. In exercise of powers conferred by Art. 243ZD if the
Constitution of India, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh has constituted District Planning Committee in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh for Urban Bodies & Rural Local Bodies with the following members :-
(i) Chairman Zilla Parishad -Chairperson (ii) MP of the area -Member (iii) MLAs of the District -Member (iv) All ZPMs -Member (v) All Heads of the Departments -Member (vi) Project Directors DRDA -Member
The first meeting of the DPC has already been held at Lower Dibang Valley
District in December, 2006.
The Constitution of the District
Planning Committee has further been amended on
Mahila Shakti Abhiyan, Arunachal women represents more than 33%
Itanagar, 25 Jan., 2007: Arunachal Pradesh has recently constituted the State Level Core Committee for Mahila Shakti Abhiyan with the following member initiated by Govt. of India, Ministry of Panchayati Raj with the composition of 11 members.
1. Smti Jarjum Ette -Chairman
2. Smti L.K.Kabak, Faculty (SIRD) -Member
3. Smti Tao Azo, Lecturer -Member
4. Miss Tongam Rina -Convener
5. Smti Meyo Taku, Chairman ZP -Member
6. Smti Yater Nasi, Chairman ZP -Member
7. Smti Yaken Danngen, Chairman ZP -Member
8. Smti Toko Rich Chairman ZP -Member
9. Smti Takam Moni, Chairman ZP -Member
10. Smti Nanem Jamoh (Women activist)- Member
11. Shri P. Hosai (Director, PR) -Coordinator.
The core committee will prepare a charter of demands state specific for substance of women, the core committee will prepare and formulate an Action Plan related to empowerment of women and other genders issue which will be dovetailing with the programme of National Commission for Women
"Chalo Gaon Ki Ore". Any important issues of the elected women's representative of the Panchayat Raj and issues related women component plan in the budget.
The first meeting of the State Level
Core Committee has already been held in March, 2007. The State level Mahila
Sammellan has been planned in April, 2007. The same has, however, now been fixed
for
For the first time in the history of Arunachal Pradesh 33% reservation of seats for women in the Panchayat bodies was implemented in toto. In fact, we have exceeded the number of women representatives in all the three levels, which varied from 35% to 39% at various levels. .
WEBSITE OF THE PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT
Itanagar,25 Jan.,2007: The Website of the Panchayati Raj Department has been launched in a brief but impressive function held on 25th January, 2007 by Sh Tako Dabi, Hon'ble Minister of Panchayati Raj, on the eve of the 58th Republic Day. Sh Dabi mentioned that the Department is making gradual strides to cope up with the technical advancement and reach the Panchayats through this website. He felt that the Department will be able to reach the people and also the stake-holders through this website, which will be regularly upgraded. Dr.B.S.Banerjee, Secretary (PR) mentioned that this is the second step towards technical advancement. He had already held a Video Conference with the Dy. Commissioners and Project Directors of all the accessible Districts on 27-28th Decr., 2006.
ACTIVITY
MAPPING AND DEVOLUTION OF POWERS TO PRIs
One-man Otem Dai Committee appointed
earlier has submitted his report on activity mapping giving details of the
various activities in respect of 17 Departments for devolution of powers to PRIs.
The State Finance Commission also in the Interim Report identified various
Departments for devolution of financial powers and augmentation of financial
resources. Both the reports were discussed in a meeting with the concerned Heads
of Department on
UNION
ADDL.SECRETARY VISITS ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Sh.B.K.Sinha, I.A.S., Additional
Secretary to the Government of India visited Itanagar from 17to