Institutional overlap
Institutional overlap
Assam government introduced the bills, which if passed by the current winter session of the Assam Assembly will pave the way for constitution of interim governments of the three new autonomous councils – Moran Autonomous Council, Matak Autonomous Council and Kamatapur Autonomous Council.
| 29 Dec 2020 5:52 AM GMT
Assam government introduced the bills, which if passed by the current winter session of the Assam Assembly will pave the way for constitution of interim governments of the three new autonomous councils – Moran Autonomous Council, Matak Autonomous Council and Kamatapur Autonomous Council. The powers and functions of the autonomous councils created under the state acts still have many grey areas which deserve focused attention from policy makers. Creation of the councils have triggered hopes for flow of dedicated fund for uplift of the areas under these councils. Creation of the autonomous councils under the sta
“The Lt Governor wanted to appoint an election commissioner without the government. Under the Village and Commune Panchayats Act, and also Municipalities Act, power is vested with the minister. The L-G is only for clearance,” he said.
Bedi said despite her repeated interventions, the Puducherry government has been “dragging its feet” and not “publishing the delimited wards” before coming up with a name for the post of SEC.
The L-G, she said, is the competent authority to appoint the SEC. “They (government) just picked up somebody and sent a file for approval. It was not by due process. They just picked up their own person,” she said. “I said, you carry out due process (for appointment), publish it in the paper, call for eligible applicants, constitute a committee with three persons including the Chief Secretary and then two from Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Panchayati Raj…they can recommend a name.”
Farm Laws: Retired Civil Servants Say Centre Violated Constitutional Provisions It is time that the ruling dispensation listens carefully to the demands being made and demonstrates its respect for democratic traditions, procedures and practices by engaging in dialogue inside and outside parliament.
Farmers shout slogans at Singhu border during their Delhi Chalo protest march against the Centres new farm laws, in New Delhi, in New Delhi, Friday, December 11, 2020. Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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New Delhi: A group of 78 former civil servants, who have served at the Centre and in different states, have issued a statement criticising the Centre’s “violation of constitutional provisions” while pushing through the three contentious new farm laws.