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As landslide threats rise, from May 20, BMC to train 10 local residents each in 72 vulnerable areas

Praja Foundation Report: Response time up, BMC takes 48 days to resolve civic complaints in 2021

May 06, 2022 2:22 am

From 1.28 lakh in 2019, the number of complaints dipped to 93,774 in 2020, which further dropped to 90,250 in 2021. However, the number of days taken by BMC to resolve the complaints in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were 30 days, 39 days and 48 days, respectively.

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NGO questions 84% drop in number of underweight children in BMC schools

October 16, 2018 1:00 am

The NGO’s data compiled through Right to Information (RTI) shows cases of underweight children have dipped drastically by 84 per cent from 73,112 children in 2016-17 to 11,720 in 2017-18.

Praja Foundation gets BMC notice for 'misinterpreting' facts

July 15, 2017 2:59 pm

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a notice to NGO Praja Foundation for "misinterpreting" facts in its latest health report, in which it claimed that dengue cases have seen a massive rise of 265 per cent in Mumbai in the last five years.

‘Overall conviction rate in 2014 at record 49%’

November 27, 2014 4:22 am

Police officers said that the absence of witnesses or improper depositions by them have been affecting the conviction rate in the past.

Newly elected mayor ranked 1 in NGO’s report card

September 12, 2014 5:21 am

A survey of 22,580 citizens was conducted by Hansa Research to judge public perception of councillors' work.

Focus on drop-out rates, Rs 2,660 crore set aside

February 06, 2014 11:20 am

The dropout rate, according to the paper, has gone up from six (out of 100 students) in 2008-09 to nine in 2012-13.

'Corporators' rank better,performance dips'

September 04, 2013 1:28 am

Women councillors not far behind their male counterparts,says Praja Foundations analysis for the past year

Former clerk at BMC ranks first among NGO's list of corporators

September 04, 2013 12:55 am

A former clerk at BMC,Worlikar has been ranked one among 227 BMC corporators in a survey conducted by NGO Praja Foundation.

To check dropout rate,civic body likely to start anganwadis at its schools

September 02, 2013 12:37 am

To decrease the dropout rate in civic schools,BMC is likely to start anganwadis in its schools next year.

BJP's Yogesh Sagar 'best' MLA from Mumbai for 2nd year in a row

August 13, 2013 12:28 am

For the second year in a row,BJPs Yogesh Sagar was ranked as the number one MLA out of the 32 MLAs (excluding four ministers) of Mumbai by NGO Praja Foundation

‘Violence in Nepal is heart-rending’: PM Modi expresses concern as KP Sharma Oli resigns

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed worry about the turmoil in Nepal and stressed the need for peace and stability. The Nepal Army and security officials called for dialogue to restore order amidst growing protests and the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The Indian government issued a safety advisory for Indian citizens, advising against travel until the situation improves.

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