SPL OFFICERS TO OVERSEE MERGERS
THE GOVERNMENT has decided to merge major gram panchayats with urban local bodies which are within 5 km and have a population of more than 15,000.
The state government appointed special officers to oversee the merger of gram panchayats with urban local bodies.
With gram panchayat elections round the corner, the government has decided to merge major gram panchayats with urban local bodies which are within 5 km and have a population of more than 15,000.
GHMC chief city planner S. Devender Reddy has been appointed as special officer for Mahabubnagar, JogulambaGadwal, Wanaparthy and Nagarkurnool districts. MA&UD director (planning) for Ranga Reddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Vikarabad districts, director of town and country planning K. Vidhyadhar for Adilabad, Kumarambheem-Asifabad, Macherial and Nirmal districts.
ADMA P. Anuradha has been appointed as special officer for Karimnagar, Jagtial, Peddapally and Rajanna-Sircilla districts, MEPMA additional director L. Vandan Kumar for Khammam and Badradri districts, Warangal RDMA D. John Samson for Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts.
GHMC health and sanitation additional commissioner N. Ravi Kiran has appointed for Nalgonda and YadadriBhuvanagiri districts, finance wing additional commissioner D. Jayaraj Kennedy for Medak, Sangareddy and Siddipet districts and Hyderabad RDMA Shahid Masood for Warangal (urban), Warangal (rural), Jangoan, Jayashankar-Bhupalpally and Mahbubabad districts.
They will submit suitable proposals to the government to take an appropriate decision by avoiding legal complications. They will meet with collectors and submit proposals on gram panchayats that are to be merged with the ULBs.
MA&UD officials said about 30 gram panchayats will merged with GHMC. Apart from Manikonda and Shamshabad, the gram panchayats expected to become part of the city include Nizampet, Bachupally, Pragatinagar, Puppalguda, Kokapet, Vattinagulapally, Narsingi and Manchirevula.
Officials said that out of 8,684 gram panchayats, about 35 per cent will either be merged with ULBs or transformed into independent local bodies.