Panchayats skipping Gram Sabhas must be held accountable

Data uploaded on the ‘Panchayat Nirnay’ portal of the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj shows that only 147 village panchayats conducted the mandatory Gram Sabhas in the first quarter, with 44 bodies failing in the mandatory requirement of convening these meetings. South Goa emerged as the worst-performing district, with nearly 43 per cent of its village panchayats failing to ho