Draft Rules for E-Swathu in Gram Panchayats to be finalised in a week: Minister Priyank Kharge
Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday reviewed the draft rules being prepared to roll out the e-Swathu system across gram panchayat limits in Karnataka. He suggested certain changes and directed officials to publish the draft rules within a week.
At a meeting with officials held at Vidhana Soudha, the minister discussed several aspects related to the implementation of e-Swathu, including fixation of tax rates, procedures for levying fees, taxation on buildings and land, maintenance of Form 11A, provisions under the Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2025, inclusion of new properties in the Form 11A register, appeal mechanisms, penalties, fixation of water supply and other service charges, issuance of demand notices, attachment and sale procedures, and property verification.
Revenue Department Principal Secretary Munish Moudgil, who participated in the meeting, shared several suggestions for framing the e-Swathu rules. RDPR Department Secretary Randeep and Commissioner of Panchayat Raj Dr. Arundhati Chandrashekar, along with other senior officials, were also present.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
