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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ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in fresh PMLA case
New Delhi/Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora in a fresh money laundering case against him and some entities allegedly linked to him, officials said.
Arora was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after raids were conducted at his official residence in Chandigarh since early morning, they added.
Officials claimed Arora (62) was "non-cooperative" during the probe. He is expected to be produced before a local court on Saturday, where the agency will seek his custody for a detailed interrogation.
The ED carried out the searches at five premises across north India as part of the action.
The raids also covered two premises in Delhi and that of a company named Hampton Sky Realty Ltd in Gurugram's Udyog Vihar.
The searches were launched after the central agency registered a fresh case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said.
