Special Gram Sabhas held across Telangana on Gandhi Jayanti

Hyderabad, Oct 2 (UNI) Special Gram Sabhas were held in all Gram Panchayats across Telangana today to mark Gandhi Jayanti and promote public participation in village development. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's concept of Gram Swaraj, the meetings focused on identifying village needs, available resources and priorities for preparing comprehensive Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs). Colourful muggus (rangoli) were used to create village maps highlighting roads, drinking water sources, schools, Anganwadi centres, sanitation, irrigation and other infrastructure. Villagers discussed issues including drinking water, sanitation, roads, drainage, rainwater harvesting, employment, livelihoods, women's self-help groups and agriculture. Officials said available funds and schemes…