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The Hindu
The Hindu
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G.V.R. Subba Rao

Sarpanches urge Governor to direct Andhra Pradesh government to release funds ‘appropriated for other purposes’

Members of the A.P. Sarpanches’ Association and the A.P. Panchayat Raj Chamber submitted a memorandum to Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on August 24 (Thursday), urging him to direct the State government to release the “appropriated funds” forthwith to the panchayats.

The members also wanted the Governor to direct the government to  allow the elected committees of the panchayat raj institutions to discharge their duties.

The village secretariats and village volunteers should be brought under the control of the elected panchayats, they demanded.

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