Kishore Chandra Deo | Consent of local village councils must for mining
Gram Sabhas should become more effective as this will ensure transparency, and corruption will be minimized
Liz Mathew
New Delhi: The environment ministry will not clear any mining in forest areas unless local village councils give their consent, Kishore Chandra Deo, minister of tribal affairs and Panchayati Raj, said in an interview. A Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh, Deo took charge of the two ministries in July. He said the revival of village councils is the best way to ensure larger people’s participation in governance Edited excerpts: More
