Feedback from grass-roots: An expert committee on revitalising panchayati raj institutions met Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi on revitalising panchayati raj institutions. According to Ms. Bedi, the team had been constituted to develop a road map for panchayati raj institutions in Union Territories. Funds were not percolating from the Government of India because of absence of elected system, Ms. Bedi said. Funding issuesThe committee would submit its report to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to lay a plan of action for facilitating panchayat elections in Puducherry.

Source: The Hindu August 25, 2017 18:11 UTC