The members of the Veeranagana Gram Panchayat women representative association have demanded that the State Government should constitute and implement a Panchayati Raj Act in the State.The representatives the association organised a press conference here on Tuesday and raised the demand for implementation of the Panchayati Raj act in state of Uttarakhand. They said that the suggestions of female Panchayat representatives should be incorporated in the act to make it more effective. The members said that the Gram Sabhas should be made more powerful and a solid framework should be constituted for ensuring a smooth functioning of Gram Sabhas. The association said that the stipend of the Gram Pradhans should be made more respectable.
