Vijayawada to host nat'l convention of women tribal sarpanchs

A national convention of tribal women sarpanchs will be organised in the city on March 19 wherein assessment will be made on the progress made by various welfare and development programmes being implemented by Central government.
"Under the 5th Schedule of Constitution, the Union government is implementing various development and welfare programmes. The convention will assess the progress of those schemes and problems related to their implementation. Women sarpanches may also put place other subjects for the welfare of the tribal people," an official press release stated.
The release said that A K Goel, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Government of India, conducted a meeting with Krishna district collector in this regard.