Communal Harmony Committees to Form in Gram Panchayats
A new directive asks for communal harmony committees in grama panchayats. It follows a recent district-level interfaith harmony meeting, and the local police station's SHO will chair each committee while the panchayat secretary acts as convener. Each committee will be set up at the village level.
Context
Context: Grama panchayats are elected village-level councils in India, and an SHO is the officer in charge of a police station. Harmony committees are a common way to ease tensions between communities before they grow into disputes.
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