Dehradun, July 21 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 20 Jul: As the village panchayat is at the root of Panchayati Raj and village development, a secretariat for a cluster of village panchayats should be set up to strengthen the functioning of local self-governance, Vikas Nagar MLA Munna Singh Chauhan said here on Saturday.

Delivering the valedictory address at the Concluding Session of the national workshop on 'Decentralisation and Devolution in Uttarakhand Post 73rd and 74th: Achievements: Challenges and Strategies for Strengthening Grassroots Governance" organised by Doon University under the aegis of Sixth State Finance Commission of Uttarakhand, Chauhan cited the successful examples of small island villages of Andaman & Nicobar in th...