MP Bishnu Pada Ray has urged the Lieutenant Governor to provide interim funds to cash-strapped panchayats for roads, water, sanitation and other essential services.
The Centre has allocated ₹4.44 crore to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands under a nationwide ₹95,692 crore rural development initiative designed to strengthen employment generation, village infrastructure and livelihoods ahead of a new framework taking effect from July 1.
Snow leopard conservation in India depends on habitat protection, wildlife monitoring and community participation, with Ladakh home to the country’s largest estimated population.