Grants to the Panchayati raj Institutions are disbursed by the Central and State government.
”We are not an executive authority,” a bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia told the counsel appearing for the petitioner, an Uttar Pradesh-based social start-up.
The Chhattisgarh govt is using information and communications technology (ICT) services to bring the benefits of a connected society to all the residents of the state.
He pointed out that the panchayati raj system has been granted constitutional status through the 73rd and 74th amendments, and will keep getting stronger with time. "Many rights have been given to them, but their implementation will take some time.
The government will have to shift the goal post for the first phase of its digital highway mission. Although it has been laying cable at the speed of 1,000 km a week, it is far from achieving the 30,000 km a month target.