While the Act claims to empower Ward Committees, the ultimate authority remains firmly concentrated in the hands of the Commissioner. Moreover, the Chief Minister as the Chair of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Planning Committee raises concerns about local governance autonomy!

The only positive aspect is its recognition of awareness building against social evils such as casteism and homophobia as general functions of Greater Bengaluru Authority.

During ADMK tenure, they reduced the tax from 10 % to 8% Now under DMK tenure, 8% to 4% Own source revenues of local self governments get affected. is there any rationale behind reducing the tax rates Thangam Thenarasu ? What State finance commission recommendation says ?

I’ve written a piece on #Landgovernance based on our field interventions Institute of Grassroots Governance (IGG) Kindly do read 🌻 thanks to Dinesh SDK Kumar and Sivarasu sago for their valuable inputs #GrassrootsDemocracyFellowship landportal.org/blog-post/2025…’s-participation-missing-link

சமூக நீதிக்கான வளர்ச்சி என்று சொல்லிக்கொண்டு எதை கட்டமைக்கிறார்கள் என்பதை மக்களாகிய நாம் கேள்வி கேட்க வேண்டும்! Institute of Grassroots Governance (IGG) PEN India Tamil The Hindu PTTV விகடன் Sun News Shabbir Ahmed News7 Tamil #ConductPanchayatElection #TamilNadu #SocialJustice

Read this to learn how the implementation of #MGNREGS has been affected due to the absence of local government elections in #TamilNadu for the past six months. The Hindu B Anbuselvan Dhanya Rajendran Lakshmi Subramanian Shanmugha Sundaram J

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Two weeks ago, I discussed the wildlife clearance issue in the implementation of FRA with an IFS officer &raised it with an activist. Now, MoTA’s circular says no wildlife clearance needed, restoring Gram Sabha’s power. A big win for tribal rights! #FRA #GramSabha #TribalRights

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மக்களாட்சியை கேள்விக்குறியாக்கும் ஆதிதிராவிடர் நலத்துறை ஆணையர் மற்றும் மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் #ConductPanchayatElectionsNow #Democracy #LocalGovernance #TamilNadu #Nilgiris #PeoplePower #TNStateElectionCommission