Panchayat

Panchayat elections

When: Every five years; dates differ by State
Conducted by: State Election Commission of each State

Held every five years by each State's State Election Commission (Articles 243E and 243K). Dates differ from State to State: check your State Election Commission.

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Topic	Status	Raised by	Region	Department	Support	Updated
Issue · Governance & corruptionGram panchayats need real funds, functions and staff Applause Care Hope Shocked Sad Angry Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Portal	IN: India (Country)	Panchayati RajUnion govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Ministry of Panchayati Raj SecretaryShri Vineet Joshi Minister of Panchayati RajShri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Ministers as on 25 Jul 2026; Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026DoPT — Secretaries to the Government of India (as on 01.10.2026)Cabinet Secretariat — Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	7 hours ago
Issue · Governance & corruptionElected women sarpanches, not proxies Applause Care Hope Shocked Sad Angry Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Portal	IN: India (Country)	Panchayati RajUnion govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Ministry of Panchayati Raj SecretaryShri Vineet Joshi Minister of Panchayati RajShri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Ministers as on 25 Jul 2026; Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026DoPT — Secretaries to the Government of India (as on 01.10.2026)Cabinet Secretariat — Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	7 hours ago
Issue · Water supplyWorking tap water in every village home Applause Care Hope Shocked Sad Angry Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Portal	IN: India (Country)	Drinking Water & SanitationUnion govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation SecretaryShri Ashok K. K. Meena Minister of Jal ShaktiShri C R Patil Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Ministers as on 25 Jul 2026; Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026DoPT — Secretaries to the Government of India (as on 01.10.2026)Cabinet Secretariat — Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	7 hours ago
Issue · InfrastructureVillage roads, drains and streetlights Applause Care Hope Shocked Sad Angry Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Portal	IN: India (Country)	Gram PanchayatLocal body Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Gram Panchayat Local head: the Municipal Commissioner, Executive Officer, Block Development Officer or District Collector. Supervised by the State's Urban Development or Panchayati Raj Department. This topic has no State/UT, so the State's Chief Secretary and Chief Minister can't be shown. File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	7 hours ago
Issue · Welfare & freebiesRural employment work: wages on time and useful assets Applause Care Hope Shocked Sad Angry Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Portal	IN: India (Country)	Rural DevelopmentUnion govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Ministry of Rural Development Secretary, Department of Rural DevelopmentShri Rohit Kansal Secretary, Department of Land ResourcesShri Dilip Kumar Minister of Rural DevelopmentShri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Ministers as on 25 Jul 2026; Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026DoPT — Secretaries to the Government of India (as on 01.10.2026)Cabinet Secretariat — Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	7 hours ago
Issue · Governance & corruptionGram sabhas that actually meet and decide Applause Care Hope Shocked Sad Angry Solutions (0) None yet. + Propose a solution Instances (0) None yet. + Add an instance	Open	Portal	IN: India (Country)	Panchayati RajUnion govt Who is accountable From the officers who run it up to the minister and the head of government. Names from the Government's official lists. Ministry of Panchayati Raj SecretaryShri Vineet Joshi Minister of Panchayati RajShri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi File a grievance on CPGRAMS (Government of India) As on: Ministers as on 25 Jul 2026; Secretaries as on 1 Oct 2026DoPT — Secretaries to the Government of India (as on 01.10.2026)Cabinet Secretariat — Council of Ministers with portfolios (as on 25.07.2026)	0 · 0%0 · 0%0 · 0% 0 votes	7 hours ago

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