Panchayats and Rural Development

Panchayats and Rural Development Department is entrusted with the responsibility of constitution and framing policy related to functioning of the rural local self-government, i.e. the Panchayats.

Date of Panchayat General Election 2013

Election

State Government has notified dates of Panchayat General Elections which will be held in 17 districts of West Bengal (except the district of Darjeeling).

Panchayat Election Acts, Rules, Guidelines, Forms

Election

Guidelines for Observers, Handbook of Presiding Officer, Handbook of Returning Officer, West Bengal Panchayat General Election Act, 2003, West Bengal Panchayat General Election Rules, 2006, West Bengal Panchayat (Constitution) Rules, 1975

Training regarding Ensuing Panchayat General Election, 2013

Election

As the election to the Panchayati Raj bodies is likely to be held in the first or second week of July, 2013, for which training of all personnel who will be engaged in the election process, will be conducted after 15th of June, 2013

Panchayat General Election in West Bengal – 8th

Election

The eighth Panchayat General Elections to 3-tier Panchayats will be held in this State within a short period from now. As has been assessed, around four lakhs of polling personnel will be required for smooth conduct of the above elections.

Enhancement of Contractual Remuneration of MGNREGA Employees

Allowance, Salary

Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE) engaged for the purpose of making data entry who are paid on pro-rata basis, the Department makes an ad-hoc increase of 30% in respect of data entry charge in respect of all existing data entry interfaces.

Increase of Grant and Pension rate under IGNWPS and IGNDPS Scheme

Allowance, Family Pension

Government of India have since increased the rate of pension from Rs. 200/- to Rs. 300/- per month under IGNWPS and IGNDPS with effect from 01.10.2012 as well as increased the grant from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 20,000/- under NFBS with effect from 18.10.2012.

West Bengal Rural Employment Guarantee (Procedure for Payment of Unemployment Allowance) Rules, 2012

Allowance

The unemployment allowance payable shall be paid to the applicant of a household subject to the entitlement of the household at a rate equal to one-fourth of the prevailing wage of the scheme for the first thirty (30) days during the financial year and at a rate equal to half of the wage rate for the remaining period of the financial year.

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