Madras High Court rules OSR lands cannot be retroactively converted to housing plots, ensuring preservation of public space.

As many as 31 large establishments in the city are yet to transfer more than 9 acres of land to the corporation under open space reservation (OSR) rules, says a letter sent by the Chennai Metropolitan ...

The city corporation will soon crack down on flat owners and builders in the city who have defied open space reservation (OSR) rules and reclaim all such land being used for private purposes, mayor ...

New Delhi: The government is working on a framework to help village councils (panchayats) generate their own revenue and become financially autonomous, carrying out development works without relying ...

With the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, Gram Panchayats (GPs) were empowered to usher in a new era of grassroots ...

Own Source Revenue (OSR) generation for panchayats remains low, with the income through tax collected by the rural local governance bodies on an average being just Rs 59 per capita between 2017 and ...

New Delhi: The Union budget for FY26 may allocate 5-10% more funds to the Panchayati Raj ministry with a higher outgo towards ...

Coimbatore Consumer Cause, a consumer organisation, has urged the State government to review the Tamil Nadu Combined Building Rules 2019 regarding open space reservation (OSR). In a memorandum to the ...

According to a report presented in the Lok Sabha on 29 July by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Karnataka ranked 7th among 30 States and Union Territories in per capita revenue mobilisation by ...

Own Source Revenue (OSR) generation for panchayats remains low, with the income through tax collected by the rural local governance bodies on an average being just ₹59 per capita between 2017 and 2022 ...