The Zila Parishad is a rural local government body in India. It operates at the district level. Its primary role is to oversee development projects and implement government schemes. Members are elected by local councils. The Zila Parishad plays a crucial role in decentralising power. It aims to enhance local governance and promote community participation in decision-making.
The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State Election...
Union territories refer to those territories which are directly under the control of the Union Government. Their administration is vested in the powers of the President, who administers...
The Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) is a rural development scheme launched by the Government of India on 1st April 1999. The scheme has been designed to improve...
The Haryana Government passed a bill to provide a right to recall an elected member of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) on November 6, 2020. The bill seeks to...
Anglo-Burmese relations in the 19th century were characterized by a series of aggressive geopolitical encroachments by the British East India Company and the British Crown against the Konbaung...
