The fourth state finance commission would organise a hearing for representatives of local bodies at Pauri on March 15 and 16. The member of the commission, Avikal Thapliyal said that discussions with district, block and village Panchayat representatives would be organised on the first day from 11 am to 5 pm.
The commission would also invite suggestions from government department officials and experts on the same day. On March 16, the representatives of all municipal bodies of Pauri district would participate in the discussions. Thapliyal informed that the commission has organised such hearings in 8 districts
of the state so far and claimed that it would hand over its report to governor of Uttarakhand in the month of May.
He clarified that apart from representatives of municipal bodies and Panchayati raj system, the organizations engaged in positive works in villages and cites can also send their suggestions in writing to the commission.