Elections have become the preserve of the ultra-rich in India as expenditure in the recent elections shows with the money spent more than doubling to Rs 60,000 crore, several speakers at a recent Election Watch meeting expressed. The meeting on “Expenditure in elections and its regulation” was held at the Freedom Fighters Bhavan in Vijayawada on June 18, based on the results of a survey by Centre for Media Studies. Speaking, on the occasion the CMS Chairman, Sri. N. Bhaskara Rao expressed agony that the working of the EVMs and Election Commiss…
The Director General of Stamps and Registration in the Telangana state, based on a High Court judgement has recently advised the Apartment RWAs that they cannot remain registered under the Registration of Societies Act and that the society should be formed and function under the Cooperative Societies Acts. In view of this predicament, UFERWAS has solicited the expert view of Sri. G. Jagadeeswara Rao, FCA, DISA (ICAI) to enlighten the RWA managers about the situation and to recommend suitable action. - EDITOR By G. Jagadeeswara Rao RESIDENT WE…
Restrictions against pets in residential complexes punishbale under Section 11 (3) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act 1960 apart from going against Article 51 A (g) of the Indian Constitution It is a well-known that in the recent times, RWAs, apartment owners' associations, cooperative group housing societies and other gated complexes, have taken to imposing many unreasonable restrictions on pet-owning residents, such as disallowing the use of lifts or parks by pets, or even banning pets altogether. It is against the law to ban pets …
CoRWA, the national apex body of residential welfare associations has appealed to the central government to direct the Urban Local Bodies (ULB)s to take stock of encroachment of footpaths by individual houses and large buildings across the country. In a communication to the Union Minister of Civil Aviation & Housing and Urban Affairs, Col Tejandra Pal Tyagi, Convener, CoRWA pointed out that among the three categories of footpath encroachers well heeled house and building owners are the who flout the law more blatantly while the other categ…
Lessons from the just concluded general elections point to the need for urgent electoral reforms if we are to make our political democracy more efficient. By Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani After the 2019 general elections, we have rightly learnt many lessons. In order to make our political democracy more efficient, we need urgent reforms, for which there appears to be an unusual consensus. Therefore, we appeal to the Mr. Prime Minister to get into action so as to constitute a corporation to maintain nationwide Electoral Rolls and the option to vote ele…
Hyderabadis are sucking dry Mother Earth faster than the Rain Gods are able to quench her thirst. So much so, they are using up water at a rate that is 600% to 140% of the annual recharge rate of the water table in the city, the Hindu newspaper reported quoting government scientists. “The groundwater table in Hyderabad and Telangana is going down rapidly as the extraction rate is high. On an average, Hyderabad is drawing 340% of the annual recharge volume,” the newspaper quoted Pandith Madhnure, Director of the Telangana Groundwater Department…
The order makes it mandatory for all RWAs, to appoint a Public Information Officer (PIO), responsible for communication coordination and a first appellate authority designated to hear appeals. By S Sreedhar In a significant precedent-setting judgment that could have far reaching implications for RWAs, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that all societies registered under the Haryana Regulation and Registration of Societies Act (HRRS), 2012, have to become fully compliant with the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005…
Resident associations have strongly protested the removal of up to 1000 hanging baskets in the Ghaziabad area which they say were not only beautifying the area but also effectively controlling pollutions. Chairman RWA Federation Col.T.P. Tyagi said that for the past 20 years, crores of rupees were spent on plantation of lakhs of trees in the area. And as part of this drive the hanging baskets that were set up were meant not only for beautification but also to fight pollution. Shri Mukeh Agarwal Federation Secretary said hanging baskets can be …
CoRWA Updates Air Pollution can be Controlled by Political & Administrative Will in Ghaziabad Induct 300 CNG City Busses in Big Cities : PM 2.5 in air pollution is created mainly due to vehicular emissions and stubble burning. If we have adequate number of CNG City busses whose frequency is known and whose destination is compatible to last mile connectivity, people will decrease the use of their personal cars. Consequently the deadly PM 2.5, PM 1 and Benzene will get diminished in the Air. (PM 2.5 means particula…
Objective 1: Firstly, the new municipal Act should reflect further devolution of functions, functionaries and funds to the urban local self-governing bodies, as envisaged in the 74 th Constitutional Amendment, which is not completed. Secondly, it is to provide more venues for increased direct participation of the urban citizen in the governance. Objective II: Only 40% of the urban population participates in the election of their local representatives for various reasons, which cannot be adjudged as a deficit in their democratic spirit. Hence,…
The Objective: Firstly, a new Act should de-concentrate the power of decision-making and execution of various functions from the Revenue department and the district collector by handing them over to the concerned departments present in the district. Secondly, it should reflect further devolution of functions, functionaries and funds to the local self-governing bodies, as envisaged in the 73 rd Constitutional Amendment. Measures : While acknowledging the historic contribution made by the Revenue Department for administrative unification of …
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