Civic polls: Puducherry Govt urged to form fresh panel for delimitation of wards
The Hindu
It should examine the findings of the 2016 committee and suggest fresh delimitation of wards and reserve wards for OBC, Women, SCs and STs, says former Lok Sabha MP Ramadass
Former Lok Sabha MP M. Ramadass on Tuesday, October 12 ,2011 urged the government to form a fresh committee to carry out delimitation exercise for .
In a statement, he said the panel could examine the findings of the 2016 committee and suggest fresh delimitation of wards and reserve wards for OBC, Women, SCs and STs.
The committee, if needed, could use the projected population of 2021 for delimitation. The committee should be given a time limit of 45 days to present its report before the government, political parties and State Election Commission.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists