Local Elections Watch

Ennikala Nigha Vedika has initiated, as usual, Election Watch activities in the Panchayat and Municipal elections that are being held in Andhra Pradesh in the months of February and March 2021. The state-level coordination is assured by Dr. Rao V.B.J. Chelikani, V.V. Rao, S. Karunakar, M. Nageswara Rao and K.V. Srinivasa Rao. The Election Watch teams in all the districts have extended maximum cooperation to the State Election Commissioner, who inspite of being a constitutional authority has not been receiving the whole-hearted cooperation t…

Senior Citizen's Mela

HelpAge India and Aasara GHMC organise Nutrition for the Elderly Awareness Session -- Health Awareness session on Nutrition Challenges for senior citizens amidst COVID 19 on 26th Feb, 2021. Resource Person:Ms. Sujatha Stephen - RD, Chief Nutritionist, Yashoda Hospitals – Malakpet. HelpAge India and Aasara-GHMC jointly organised Health Awareness session on Covid-19 Vaccination for senior citizens on 2nd March, 2021. Guest Speakers:1. Dr. Ravi Raju, senior medical Officer, COVID Nodal Officer and ex. President Indian Medical Association.2. D…

CoRWA News

Gaurav Human Excellence Award to JR Nagar RWA, Visakhapatnam Jagannadharaju Nagar RWA, Visakhapatnam, was selected for the Gaurav Human Excellence Award for the year 2020-2021 by GVMC Visakhapatnam for its remarkable services in the field of rainwater harvesting, community composting and greenery development. The Award was given on Friday, 12th February, 2021, at a function held in Gurajada Kalakshetram, Siripuram. It was attended by Hon’ble Minister of Home, Sri Botsa Satyanarayana and Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Sri Avanthi Srinivasa Rao…

U-FERWAS Proposals for Draft GHMC Bill

Part 1   I.                    Objective:   Firstly, the existing Act should be amended so as to 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 yet fully implemented. Secondly, it is to provide more avenues for increased direct participation of the urban citizens in their area governance, so as to reflect their human and social capital. 1).         If the Commissioner, GHMC is endowed all the devolution envisage…

Republic Day Celebrations January 26, 2021

Women's Commission: Journey So Far

Vakiti Sunita Laxma Reddy was appointed Chairperson of Telengana State Women's Commission in January 2021, nearly two and a half years after the post fell vacant.   It has been over two years since #WomComMatters was founded as a pressure group for reinstating the Women’s Commission in Telangana. What started off as a small effort by a group of citizens turned into an organized movement of more than 150 volunteers committed to the cause of having a fully functional institution in place. The significance of this Commission lies in not j…

U-FERWAs Participation in HYSEA CSR SUMMIT

The United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations has participated in the HYSEA CSR SUMMIT 2021on 21st January in Novotel, in Hyderabad Convention Center, Madhapur HiTech city. The theme of the conference was to explore volunteering opportunities for corporate employees in the areas of education, environment, health and well-being.    In the stall allotted, U-FERWAS projected its different activities like RWA Volunteering, Swatch Bharath, rain water harvesting, healthcare, dry resource collection center management, community compost…

To Hold or Not to Hold : Gram Panchayat Elections

O n the National Voters’ Day January 25, 2021 the Supreme Court has come out with its judgment in favour of the decisions taken by the State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh regarding the conduct of Gram Panchayat elections, we would like to express our following observations. The incumbent State Election Commissioner deserves to be commended for tenaciously pursuing his mandate as a constitutional authority, without bowing before serious political pressures from the government of the day, like Mr. Seshan who has alrea…

RWA Profile - Tirumalanagar RWA Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam

The Tirumalanagar RWA has been receiving accolades   with its continuous activities and recognitions at various fora over the years  In GVMC, the Zone V, Gajuwaka is the the biggest and the largest zone in terms of area and population. The RWAs in Zone V are very active in taking up various activities for the development of their colonies, besides many programmes of the Govt, viz Swachh Bharat, Swachh Sarvekshan, Beat the Plastic pollution etc, etc.  Among these the Tirumalanagar RWA has been attracting accolades with its continuous activi…

CoRWA Demands Choice for Citizens to Declare Themselves Secular in Census

The Confederation of RWAs (CoRW), has demanded that citizens have the choice of declaring themselves secular in the impending national census exercise. In a communication to the Registrar General of India, Dr Vivek Joshi, the national body of RWAs, has highlighted that in a secular state caste and religious identities should not be thrust on residents. At present as per the census forms to be filled, it is almost obligatory indicate one's caste and religion.  "In the interests of national unity and good governance these two identities…