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February 21, 2020

 

Topic:- Polity

 

News:-Villagers oppose inclusion under TCP Act sans facilities.

Context:-Village panchayats around Dharamsala have opposed their inclusion in the town and country planning area. At a meeting of Cabinet subcommittee member and minister for forest Govind Thakur here, all village pradhans opposed the inclusion of their villages under the town and country planning department.

 

Why villagers want this?

  • Village pradhans of Rakkar and Sukkar, who were invited to the meeting, said that villagers were facing problems even in carrying out repairs or addition or alteration even to their ancestral houses as it was difficult to get the maps approved from the Town and Country Planning Department.
  •  The villagers alleged that the urban development department was not giving any facilities to the rural areas but was just imposing taxes and rules on them.
  •  In case the villagers are provided facilities by the town and country planning department they would have no issues.

 

About TCP:-

  • Also called Urban Development, Town and Country Planning involves formulating master plans for the development of cities.
  • Town and Country Planning Organization was set up by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1955 to formulate the first master plan for Delhi.
Source:- The Tribune)

 

Topic:- Rural Infra

 

News:-We held a meeting with NABARD officials today to raise the annual standard allocation of the state for the fiscal year 2019-20 from the current 700 crores to 1000 crore rupees.

  • The increase in allocation will help the state to create agriculture infrastructure in rural areas as well as the improvement of road networks in these areas.

 

About NABARD:-

  • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is an Apex Development Financial Institution in India.
  • The Bank has been entrusted with “matters concerning Policy Planning and Operations in the field of credit for Agriculture and other Economic activities in Rural areas in India”.

 

Founded: 12 July 1982

Headquarters: Mumbai

Chairman:-Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) since December 18, 2013.

Purpose:-Development assistance; Poverty Reduction.

(Source:- The Tribune)