 "Modi government to empower panchayats")
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it is trying to give more powers to Panchayati Raj institutions even as it admitted that there is widespread corruption in the grassroots.
“We are trying to give more and more powers to panchayati raj institutions,” Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Upendra Kushwaha said in the Lok Sabha.
Advertisement
“But there is still a lot to be done. We are trying to work on this,” he said during Question Hour.
Kushwaha also said: “There is corruption (in Panchayati Raj) and money is being looted.
“We are trying to monitor the situation,” he added.
The minister said the list of backward districts of the country is decided by the Planning Commission and based on that the central government is giving grants to them.
IANS
 "1 for Bansuri, 3 for Modi, 5 for Shivraj: BJP’s first list for Lok Sabha 2024 in 25 numbers")
 "Two reasons why Council of Ministers' meet chaired by PM Modi this Sunday will be special")
 "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who lost out, who made it in BJP’s first list of 195")
 "One in four tourists flying into Nepal in February was Indian")
 "1 for Bansuri, 3 for Modi, 5 for Shivraj: BJP’s first list for Lok Sabha 2024 in 25 numbers")
 "Two reasons why Council of Ministers' meet chaired by PM Modi this Sunday will be special")
 "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who lost out, who made it in BJP’s first list of 195")
 "One in four tourists flying into Nepal in February was Indian")