Increase incentives for panchayat unification in AP 


  Amravati: The government has issued orders increasing incentives for panchayat unification. 


  •   Government announces incentives of up to Rs 20 lakh. 
  • 5 lakhs for panchayats under 2 thousand and Rs. 10 lakhs for panchayats with a population of 2 to 5 thousand. 
  •  Government announces Rs 15 lakh incentives for panchayats with a population of 5,000 to 10,000. 
  •  Panchayats with a population of over 15,000 are unanimous but 20 lakh incentives have been announced. 
  •  The government has in the past issued orders announcing these incentives to peacefully united panchayats. 
  •  Chief Secretary to Government Aditya Nath Das has directed that these incentives should be widely publicized in the wake of the current panchayat elections