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Das, Mamoni. "Panchayati Raj Institutions in India." Galore International Journal of Applied Sciences and Humanities 6, no. 2 (May 10, 2022): 6–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20220402.
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Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) is a system of rural local self-government in India. Panchayati Raj is a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of administration. It has 3 levels: village, block and district. “Panchayat” literally means assembly (yat) of five (panch) and ‘Raj’ literally means governance or government. Mahatma Gandhi advocated Panchayati Raj a decentralized form of Government where each village is responsible for its own affairs, as the foundation of India’s political system. His term for such a vision was “Gram Swaraj”(Village Self-governance).The dream of 'Gram Swaraj' of our beloved father of nation, Mahatma Gandhi and motto of 'Power to People' are essence of true democracy. The task of capacity building of these large numbers of Panchayats is quite gigantic exercise. As per the assessment of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj even after 22 years of enactment of 73rd Constitutional (Amendment) Act and also after having three rounds of Panchayat elections in many States in India the empowerment of Panchayats have not taken place as envisioned in the 73rd Constitution (Amendment) Act in 1992.The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution in 1992 gave Constitutional status to the Panchayats as institutions of local self government and also for planning and implementing programmes for economic development and social justice. The Panchayati Raj System is not a new concept and therefore is considered as one of the best ways of governance of the rural India. However, the System of Panchayati Raj despite having derived their power and existence from the constitution of India. In this paper discuss Panchayati raj Structure, Evolution, 73rd Constitutional (Amendment) Act, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Panchayati Raj System in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Keywords: Panchayati Raj, Constitution, Amendment and development
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Iqbal, Aamir. "Problems and Challenges faced by Panchayati Raj Institutions in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir." Shanlax International Journal of Management 8, S1-Feb (February 26, 2021): 79–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/management.v8is1-feb.3761.
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The creation of the institution of Panchayati Raj was a landmark in Indian history for democracy to percolate deep down to the grass-root level. It is seen as a mechanism through which the unheard’s voice could find a place in the planning and implementation process. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, passed by the union government of India becomes the Panchayati Raj law, on April 24, 1993. This amendment act gave the constitutional status to the Panchayats. The power of the local bodies to govern and manage local issues is the highest level of democracy observed in India. Its outcome is the people’s involvement in running their affairs, which results in direct and participatory democracy at a local level, whereas at the national level, it is a parliamentary democracy. The concept of Panchayati Raj in Jammu and Kashmir is the original one; it was the Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the erstwhile state, who introduced the concept of Panchayati Raj in the state in 1935 when he enacted the first Village Panchayati Regulation Act No 1. To see the development concerning the Panchayati Raj in other states of the nation, the government later came with new and comprehensive legislation, which is called the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 19891. Even though Panchayati raj institutions provide opportunities to the local people to participate in the political and development process at the grass-root level, but these institutions still do not work suitably in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.The present paper deals with the problems and challenges faced by the representatives of these institutions and emphasize the effect of militancy in the proper functioning of these institutions in the union territory of J&K.
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Sudalai Moni, T. "Participation of Women in Panchayati Raj: A Historical Perspective." Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities 8, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 61–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v8i4.3728.
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Panchayati Raj plays a formidable role in enhancing the status of women in India during post-Independent times. In the colonial regime, women were not given adequate opportunity to involve and participate in the affairs of local bodies. However, in the 19th century, women gradually participated in the Panchayati Raj bodies when they were formally included in the electoral roll. During post-independent Era, due to the implementation of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1978) recommendation, National Perspective Plan, and 30 percent reservations seats for women in panchayats, there has been a substantial increase in women’s participation at all the levels of the Panchayati Raj bodies. Subsequently, the 72nd Amendment Bill and the 73rd amendment introduced in our parliament recommended 33 percent quotas for women. Encouraged by this, women have come forward in an ever-increasing number to join hands with the activities of Panchayat Raj Institution.Consequently, Central and State Governments encouraged women by implementing the 73rd constitutional amendment in 1993 (adding Article 243D and 243T), which also extended the privilege of seat reservation for SC/ST women in the local bodies. Due to this positive impetus, there has been a perceptible improvement in women’s participation in the last two decades. Due to unrestrained encouragement, the participation of women in Panchayati Raj is highly effective; thus, across India, more than 26 lakhs of women representatives got elected in PRI. This paper attempts to delineate the gradual growth of women’s participation in the Panchayati Raj Institution in various states in India.
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Maibam, Mangoljao, and B. Sharatchandra Sharma. "Local Self-Government in Manipur: A Case Study of Phayeng Gram Panchayat." International Journal of Research and Review 10, no. 3 (March 29, 2023): 470–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230354.
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The institutions of local government have been functioning in India since time immemorial. The village elder’s council or village panchayat as they were popularly called, were, ancient institutions and were themselves functioning like a republic system of government. This local governance system has a distinct place, without which political system in India would have no authenticity. In Manipur also, since the early period, there was village level administration for every Loi (outcasted and low caste section of Manipuri society during the native rule in Manipur) village under the leadership of village Chief locally known as Khullakpa. He was assisted by other village officials. They were under the subjection of the King of Manipur. In the traditional village level administration, the Loi villages (especially of the Chakpa Loi origin villages like Sekmai, Phayeng, Andro etc.), the number of officers and their assignments were different from one Chakpa Loi village to another Chakpa Loi village mainly due to the different in nature and occupation of each of the Chakpa Loi village. Since the institution of the Panchayati Raj system was introduced in Manipur from early 1960s, under the United Provinces Panchayati Raj Act, 1947, the Phayeng Gram Panchayat was created as one of the Gram Panchayats under the extension of this Act in Manipur. And in Manipur, panchayat election was held in 1964. Since then, like other Gram Panchayats of Manipur, the Phayeng Gram Panchayat is also has been conducting elections till date. The present paper is an attempt mainly to analyse the participation of the electorate in the panchayat elections of this Gram Panchayat. Keywords: Chakpas, Gram Panchayat, Local Self Government, Loi, Phayeng Gram Panchayat and Pradhan.
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A. Jain, Dr Kavita. "Social Audit And Panchayati Raj." Thematics Journal of Geography 8, no. 8 (August 14, 2019): 52–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/tjg.v8i8.8131.
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Social audit can be used in the various sectors like health, water, financial institution, organizations, companies, public and private sectors. With the help of social audit, industries can measure their performance. The social audit got a legal statue after incorporation of the 73rd amendment to the Indian constitution regarding panchayati raj institutions. This amendment gave power to gramsabha to conduct social audits and it has with this historic amendment that the concept of social audit gained importance in our country. The gramasabha shall conduct regular social audit of all the projects under the scheme taken up with in gram panchayat. So this study analyzed the performance of PRIs through social audit practice. It is purely based on primary data which has used convenient method of sampling method. The result has contributed that, social audit practice through gramsabha has developed the rural area but still there is a need for effective implementation of social audit practice. So government should provide training to panchayat raj employees to effectively carry social audit apart from this other institutions such as NGOs need to support villagers to conduct social audit.
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Rana, Usha, and Sipra Sagarika. "Rural development through people's participation in Gram Sabha: A study from Central India." Global Journal of Sociology: Current Issues 13, no. 2 (November 25, 2023): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjs.v13i2.9112.
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Rural development can never be possible without a robust implementation of governmental policies in rural regions. The Panchayati Raj institutions were introduced in India in 1993 with the goal of rural development through the people's participation. In this context, this study explores the level of involvement of villagers in Gram Sabha and their awareness of state development policies and investigates gender participation in rural development. The study adopts both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The data have been collected from the village Chitoura, Sagar, district of Madhya Pradesh (MP) via semi-structured interview methods, case studies, and observations. A total of 50 villagers were selected as respondents through random sampling. Notably, the findings point out that the Panchayati Raj institutions are failing to deliver the development policies on the ground due to a lack of awareness among the villagers and poor participation of women in village activities. This study recorded that caste and gender hinder rural development as some specific castes gained more benefits from the Panchayati Raj institution. Keywords: Gram sabha; Panchayati Raj institution; rural development; women representatives.
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Asnani, Bhawana, and Mamta Kumari. "ROLE, FUNCTIONING AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN PANCHAYAT MEMBERS IN PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTION." Gujarat Journal of Extension Education 2022, no. 1 (November 25, 2022): 114–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.si.0022.
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The national perspective Plan for women had argued that political power and access to decision making authority are critical requisition for women's equality in the process of nation building. Women participation in both Gram Sabha and Ward Sabha had not been effective. They participated less in number and most of the time remained passive. Considering their educational background and political experience most of the women members needed training regarding objectives of Panchayati Raj System, skills of planning, information on Governmental programmes and articulation skills which may help to increase their efficiency in panchayat administration. The study was done to study the knowledge of women panchayat members about the functions of Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) and to study the achievements made by the women members for the development of their village. This study was conducted in Udaipur district of Rajasthan state, on a sample of 30 panchayat members from 13 different villages through personal interview technique using the schedule. Results shows that majority of the respondents (90.00 %) were newcomers and the reason behind joining panchayat was family/ relatives and husband's pressure. 56.66 percent respondents consulted or consult male panchayat as well as family members. Only 40 per cent of the women were not satisfied with their participation in the panchayat. Cent per cent respondents had a clear concept of ward-sabha and knew the procedure of electing panchayat members. About 2/3rd have knowledge regarding the various functions of panchayat. Now women are coming forward and showing enthusiasm and interest to do something for development of their area. They are doing construction works and establishing community assets.
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JAFFE, JAMES. "Gandhi, Lawyers, and the Courts' Boycott during the Non-Cooperation Movement." Modern Asian Studies 51, no. 5 (June 22, 2017): 1340–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x1600024x.
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AbstractThis article analyses the role of the legal profession and the evolution of aspects of Indian nationalist ideology during the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920–22. Very few legal professionals responded to Gandhi's call to boycott the British courts despite significant efforts to establish alternative institutions dedicated to resolving disputes. First identified by leading legal professionals in the movement as courts of arbitration, these alternative sites of justice quickly assumed the name ‘panchayats’. Ultimately, this panchayat experiment failed due to a combination of apathy, repression, and internal opposition. However, the introduction of the panchayat into the discourse of Indian nationalism ultimately had profound effects, including the much later adoption of constitutional panchayati raj. Yet this discourse was then and remains today a contested one. This is largely a legacy of Gandhi himself, who, during the Non-Cooperation Movement, imagined the panchayat as a judicial institution based upon arbitration and mediation. Yet, after the movement's failure, he came to believe the panchayat was best suited to functioning as a unit of village governance and administration.
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Paul, Sujit Kumar. "Strengthening Rural Decentralisation: A Study on the Role of International Organisations." Space and Culture, India 2, no. 2 (November 1, 2014): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v2i2.88.
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The term ‘decentralisation’ has generally been used to refer to a variety of institutional reforms. It has sometimes been considered as a change in the organisational framework in which political, social and economic decisions are made and implemented. It is also understood as a mechanism to transfer responsibility and authority. In recent years, decentralisation has received singular attention all over the world. It has been considered as one of the most important elements in development strategy. It is a global and regional phenomenon, and most countries have attempted to implement it as a tool for development, as a political philosophy, and as a mechanism for sharing responsibility at different levels.Since 1980s, developing countries have increasingly adopted decentralised form of governance. Decentralisation means the transfer of authority and responsibility from central to intermediate and local governments. Although the democratic decentralisation in terms of Panchayati Raj Institutions (village councils) was a post-Independence phenomenon, there has been a legacy and tradition of village panchayats since time immemorial in India. The 73rd and 74th Amendment Act, 1993 of the Constitution of India has made the Panchayat an institution of self-government. As per the constitution, Panchayats shall prepare plan for economic development and social justice at their level. The District Planning Committee shall integrate the plan so prepared with the plans prepared by the local bodies at district level. The success and failure of the Panchayats would depend on planning and implementation. It also depends on maximum people’s participation at every stage of planning process, from proposal to implementation. People’s participation in local-level development has been exercised through the formulation of the Panchayat-level development plan, project coordination at intermediate and district levels of the Panchayats.The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in West Bengal are very strong bodies, which function as real institutions of self-governance. In West Bengal, the planning process of grass-root level has some stages from proposal to implementation. After introduction of 3-tier Panchayat system in 1978, the Government of West Bengal brought about need-based reforms in the system from time to time from the very beginning. Encouraged by the State Government’s strong commitment to rural decentralisation, Department for International Development (DFID), Government of UK came forward to support the ongoing rural decentralisation initiatives and upscale the bottom-up planning process. In the present study, an attempt has been made to understand the role of DFID for strengthening decentralisation in rural Bengal.
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VARGHESE, TITTY. "The Impact of Women’s Political Empowerment Policy: A Perspective from the Idukki District of Kerala." Public Policy And Administration 18, no. 3 (December 9, 2019): 59–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.18.3.24710.
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Women's exposure to political power and their influence on policies has expanded tremendously in recent decades. However, females are nowhere proportional to males in their impact and practice of political legitimacy although political empowerment research on women's role is continuing. The Indian government national program of ‘Panchayati Raj Institutions' act of 1992 was an outstanding policy mechanism for increasing women's political participation at the national level. This act provides 50 % reservation seats for women in the Local Self Government, and thus women were capable of attaining power in the political realm. Through this policy, there is a greater possibility for women to elected in the political realms and thus process a higher role in welfare mechanisms in their respective administrative locality than before. In this context, this article aims to explore the importance of the Panchayati Raj Institution policy on the political empowerment of women in the panchayat. To find out the impact of policy, this paper conducted an empirical study by collecting the primary data from elected women representatives in one district of Kerala. The results could assess the significance of increasing women's political empowerment and their position in Kerala society.
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Shukla, Namita, and Kiranjot Sidhu. "Knowledge of Panchayati Raj Institution members regarding NRLM scheme." AGRICULTURE UPDATE 13, no. 2 (May 15, 2018): 183–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/au/13.2/183-187.
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Deshmukh, Neelima. "Women’s Empowerment through Panchayati Raj Institution: A Case Study of Wambori Gram Panchayat in Maharashtra." Indian Journal of Public Administration 51, no. 2 (April 2005): 192–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120050203.
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Kaul, Shashi, and Shradha Sahni. "Study on the Participation of Women in Panchayati Raj Institution." Studies on Home and Community Science 3, no. 1 (July 2009): 29–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09737189.2009.11885273.
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Bathey, Yora. "Participation of Nyishi women of Arunachal Pradesh in Panchayati Raj Institution." Dera Natung Government College Research Journal 4, no. 1 (2019): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.56405/dngcrj.2019.04.01.06.
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Since time immemorial the Nyishi women has been barred from making or taking any political or social decision related to public sphere. In the matter of decision making in Nyishi society it has always been seen as the man’s job and women were not allowed to take decision, especially in the public sphere. The consequence of this was that women were seen as inferior gender than man in Nyishi Society. The women though sometime in some cases ruled the house internally, it was believed that though the male took all the decision but it was the women who were governing the decision in real sense. The paper attempts to explore the status of women participation in Panchayati Raj.
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Sunkara, Rajeswari. "Effectiveness of Panchayath Raj Institutions in Rural Areas of Visakhapatnam, and Sufficiency of Grants to Panchayath." Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences 10, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 61–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8883.
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Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of recorded history. Panchayat Raj is a system of governance in which Gram Panchayats are the basic units of administration. The study was conducted in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, where a total of 100 rural respondents were selected through a simple random sampling technique. The objective of the study is to know the financial position of panchayat and their sufficiency in grants, the role of panchayat raj institutions in rural development, and satisfaction with the role of panchayat functionaries. Results indicated that the majority (78%) of the respondents were not satisfied with the grants provided to the panchayath is not sufficient, and most (78%) of the respondents were not satisfied with the financial position of the panchayath. The result of the study concluded that the majority of the people were not satisfied with the allocation of grants for particular panchayath is not sufficient.
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Dubey, Aruna, Neelima Gupta, and Surbhi Sharma. "Role and Developmental Activities of Women in Panchayati Raj Institution of Kathua District." Studies on Home and Community Science 7, no. 2 (August 2013): 131–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09737189.2013.11885403.
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Yadav, Dr Ajay Kumar. "Tribal Women Experiencing Panchayati Raj Institution in India with Special Reference to Arunachal Pradesh." IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science 22, no. 01 (January 2017): 46–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.9790/0837-2201024650.
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Dutta, Niha, Jonamani Deka, and Meghna Mazumdar. "Role Of Panchayati Raj Institution In Eradication Of Poverty: A Case Study From Kamrup District, Assam (India)." Current World Environment 18, no. 1 (April 29, 2023): 359–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.18.1.30.
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In order to build a more flourishing, identical and secure world by 2030 Seventeen Global Goals has been put forwarded by the United Nations in the year 2015. Among these 17 goals one of the goals is focused on poverty eradication from global society. This is very crucial for society as various socio-economic problems are directly or indirectly linked up with this social phenomenon. In the particular case of India, during the last two decades, the national authorities have implemented several poverty alleviation programs among the poor. The objective of these programs is to improve their standard of living. For this purpose, constitutionally sanctioned local govt. system i.e. Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) is a crucial driving force for visioning, planning, developing implementation and monitoring the various govt. welfare schemes at the grassroots level. The current study is focused on the roles that play by PRI in achieving the first goal of SDGs in a village from the influence zone of Assam’s capital city Guwahati through case study. For that both primary and secondary data base are used to draw the conclusion. Along with the govt.’s efforts it’s the duty of local people also to cooperate in implementing and proper maintenance of the various poverty alleviation schemes in the study area.
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Kaur, Baljit. "Panchayati Raj Institutions and Women Empowerment: A Case Study of Gram Panchayats of Malwa Region of Punjab." Think India 22, no. 3 (September 28, 2019): 1600–1610. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/think-india.v22i3.8543.
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The women constitute half of the society. The feudal attitudes of looking down upon the abilities of women and not promoting them, is still continuing in different degrees at various levels of our society. While women have made many advances, their inferior status to men continues to be a global phenomenon. At a time of unprecedented economic growth, India is experiencing a dramatic intensification of violence against women and the majority of girls are still not getting equal educational opportunity. In one of the most important steps for the empowerment of women, the Indian government gave constitutional status to village-level councils or Panchayati Raj institutions and reserved 33% of the seats in Panchayats for women. Punjab government, like many other states of India, has given 50% reservations in Panchayati Raj Institutions in 2018. As a result, during the elections held in December 2018, 50% women elected in local bodies in Punjab. The present study addresses the question that weather women are actually empowered through this reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions? For this purpose Gram Panchayat Women Elected Representatives especially Sarpanchs (Head of Panchayat) of Sangrur district (Malwa region) in Punjab have been chosen. The district Sangrur is chosen because it is one of the largest districts of Punjab. There is total 600 Gram Panchayats in the district, divided into 10 blocks, out of which Sarpanchs of 300 Panchayats are women. For the completion of this study a convenient sample of 100 Women Elected Representatives (Sarpanchs), 10 from each block, have chosen. Data has collected through primary as well as secondary sources. The views of all the Sarpanchs have taken with the help of structured interviewed Schedule. This paper concludes with some suggestions for actual empowerment of women in PRIs.
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Thirupathi, L. "DEMOCRATIC DECENTRALIZATION AND DEVOLUTION OF POWERS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL DEMOCRACY: ISSUES CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS." International Journal of Advanced Research 9, no. 5 (May 31, 2021): 947–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/12928.
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This article attempts to evaluate the Grassroots democracy and the problems which are associated with the ineffective functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions. It argues that how constitutional provision has created a scope for accomplishing development with social justice, which is the mandate of the new Panchayat Raj system. The new system brings all those who are interested to have a voice in decision making through their participation in Panchayat Raj Institutions. How it becomes the Panchayati Raj system is the basis for the Social Justice and Empowerment of the weaker section on which the development initiative has to be built upon for achieving overall, human welfare of the society. My research paper also analyses the working status and various issues and challenges of PRIs for 26 years after the 73rd constitutional amendment establishment of panchayats and municipalities as elected local governments devolved a range of powers and responsibilities and made them accountable to the people for their implementation, very little and actual progress has been made in this direction. Local governments remain hamstrung and ineffective mere agents to do the bidding of higher-level governments. Democracy has not been enhanced despite about 32 lakh peoples representatives being elected to them every five years, with great expectation and fanfare. My study would explore the grey areas such as lack of adequate funds, domination of bureaucracy, untimely elections, lack of autonomy, the interference of area MPS and MLAs in the functioning of panchayats also adversely affected their performance.
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Sheikh, Younis. "ROLE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS TOWARDS RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PULWAMA DISTRICT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR." VIDYA - A JOURNAL OF GUJARAT UNIVERSITY 2, no. 2 (August 8, 2023): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.47413/vidya.v2i2.181.
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Lot of rural development programmes were carried out by panchayat raj institutions in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir from time to time in order to develop the rural area. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir assures people’s participation in developmental activities and in the local governance institutions with adequate gender, class and caste representation as per the need of the amendment package. But, the level of people’s participation in developmental activities at grassroots level seems to be very low. Moreover, gram panchayats are not adequately accountable to gram Sabha. The idea of participation, as an important part of panchayat raj, has rarely been observed in practice. Against this backdrop, the study is designed to investigate the panchayat representatives in order to understand their role towards implementation of various rural development programmes. An attempt has also been made to fully understand the role of Gram Sabha in panchayati raj system and rural development. A structured interview schedule was administrated for this purpose. Besides, informal discussions and field observations also proved to be helpful in providing inputs to strengthen the arguments in analysis.
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Alekhya, G., Bimal Kumar Sahoo, Manish Taywade, Debkumar Pal, and Kajal Das. "Perspective of self-help groups, Panchayati Raj institution and adolescents on implementing COVID appropriate behavior in the community in rural settings." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 10, no. 7 (June 28, 2022): 1568. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20221808.
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The vaccination drive in India brought cheers to the country's people, only to be eroded by the unpredictable twitch of the COVID-19 second wave. The best way to tackle the pandemic has been to adopt appropriate practices, thereby breaking the chain of transmission. The second wave in India has already created havoc both on the people and health system, questioning and challenging our capabilities to handle any heave of sudden cases, particularly in rural areas. Time has arrived to inflate our horizon by including groups of society close to the people, particularly in the rural community. Like the previous wave, COVID appropriate behavior was very much instrumental in slowing the pace. Adolescents’ self-help groups in coalition with Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI) will be the main stand in the fight against the dreadful virus. Their main role is to translate the prevailing preventive measures into action among the very people they live around. Passing the right message through IEC/BCC to the right people will bring about dramatic changes in the attitude, belief, and exercise they do in their day-to-day life. PRIs members would utilize their powers to execute optimum administrative services. A decentralized approach involving these stakeholders will spearhead the fight against the pandemic. This trifold power shall bear the torchbearer in preventing the disastrous consequences of any upcoming wave, if any, in a holistic manner.
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Pegu, Kukish, and O. P. Sharma. "A Study to find the level of participation of elected women representative in Zila Parishad of Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 8, no. 3 (March 14, 2023): 93–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2023.v08.n03.012.
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This article investigates the level of women participation in Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs) in Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh (INDIA). The research aims to explore different factors that have influenced women's involvement in PRIs viz education, age, caste, background, political background in the participation of Zila Parishad of Tawang District etc..Various report and data are studied and identified that social, economic and political factors have influenced women's participation in political processes. The study of women reservation in PRI of Tawang District revealed that gender equality is an important factor, which has failed on the ground level. Various types of data were collected in the study regarding women in Tawang District such as Family income, house amenity, involvement attitude, and social mobility and were found to be on the male’s side. The study reveals that Women have undoubtedly benefited from the 33 % reservation offered by government policies. Their success was aided by the support of their family. Support from their political parties was also a major factor in their selection. The attitude of society does not seem to be encouraging for single and younger generations of women. Majority of Tawang District female members are politically conscious, it indicate that having a basic understanding of PRIs has aided women representatives in running for Tawang District elections and empowering them at different stages of Tawang District activities. After various researches of study and data from many sources it can be concluded that this study would be valuable to know about the level of women participation in Zila Panchayat of Tawang District.
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Sahoo, Snehasis. "TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM IN ODISHA." SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 9, no. 67 (November 1, 2021): 15842–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.21922/srjis.v9i67.8230.
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Indian democracy, like all other democracies of the Western World, believes in sharing of power that necessitates the popular participation of these poor, illiterate and culturally deprived communities of the County. As most of the people in this County live in villages, so democracy in India can be successful with the progressive involvement of these Tribes in the institutions at the grass-roots level (Panchayati Raj Institutions). This noble goal can only be achieved with the emergence of the development-oriented institutional leadership from among these communities who make the rural people conscious of participating in developmental activities in villages. Accordingly, it is the aim of this study to know the attitude of the tribal people and elected tribal leaders (of Panchayati Raj Institutions), their level of political awareness, the factors of motivation for their political participation and to perceive how these leaders participate in various political activities especially relating to the rural self-governing institutions. Planning for promoting socio-economic development of marginalised people has emerged as a key function of Panchayats in India. This scenario is also found in the case of the scheduled areas of Odisha. This article argues that institutional arrangement and functioning of Panchayats have paved the way for formulation of decentralised development plans in these areas. The Panchayats have been playing a key role in the ways of formulating decentralised development plans and fostering the participation of tribal people in planning process. Many important issues related to socio-economic development of tribal people have been discussed in the meetings involving planning. Despite this, the goals of promoting socio-economic development of tribal people through formulating decentralised development plans have not achieved the desired results. Inadequate infrastructure and poor data management system at the Panchayat level and weak coordination among the various tiers have created hurdles in the path of formulation of decentralised development plans in the districts of Odisha. It is on this basis, that this article suggests decentralised planning as a systemic process in the scheduled areas under the guidance of the Panchayats. This article also says some conservative attitudes of tribes push them back because they feel that the election has harm to their culture and tradition, if the people get away from politics their society will be saved.
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Rather, Aqib Yousuf. "The Opinion of Dr B. R. Ambedkar on Village Panchayats." Journal of Image Processing and Intelligent Remote Sensing, no. 12 (November 26, 2021): 8–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jipirs.12.8.15.
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The village panchayat is the most traditional form of local government in the Indian subcontinent. In its literal sense, the word "panchayat" refers to a group of five (or "Panch") respected and wise elders who have been elected by the people of a certain area. Historically, these assemblies have been used to resolve disagreements between communities and individuals. Local self-government was established in Bombay in 1869 when the British established a district local fund. With the formation of district local boards in 1882, Lord Ripon instituted local self-government in India. A modest attempt is made in this article, following the 73rd constitutional amendment, to identify the operational characteristics of panchayati raj entities. M. K. Gandhi's "Gram Swaraj" and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s wholly opposed position on the intrinsic defects of villages that prohibit panchayats from forming as institutions of self-government dominate India's post-independence discourse on local self-government. To better comprehend India's contemporary panchayat governance structure, an introduction to the country's history of local self-government before and after independence is provided. To better understand panchayats' three-tier structure, the impediments to their efficient operation are underlined. Finding out the roles of panchayats is of limited use without enough financial decentralization. As long as those at the top of society have power, they make it hard for the poor to join in. Thus the aim of the study is to highlight the views of architect of Indian constitution on village panchayats.
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Brahmanandam, T. "Review of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment: Issues and Challenges." Indian Journal of Public Administration 64, no. 1 (February 15, 2018): 103–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556117735461.
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The article makes a modest attempt in ascertaining the functional aspects of Panchayati Raj Institutions, especially in the aftermath of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment. After a brief review of the history of local self-government in the pre- and post-Independence India, an attempt is made to figure out the present system of the panchayat governance in India. The operational aspects of the three-tier structure of panchayats are brought out along with the impediments that hamper their effective functioning. Feedbacks from across the state of Karnataka have been taken into consideration while suggesting the corrective measures. Mere identification of the functions of panchayats does not imply anything substantial without the effective back-up of financial decentralisation. The dominance of upper castes still hovers over and is a threat to the inclusive participation of deprived sections of the society.
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B M, Darshan, and Kalyani Suresh. "Social Media Participatory Development Communication during COVID-19 by Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India." 12th GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 12, no. 1 (October 8, 2021): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2021.12(68).
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The advancement in technology has mandated many elected representatives to use social media for socio-political participation, participatory development and currently to create awareness about the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India is to develop local self-governments in districts, zones, and villages, with rural development being their main objective. Women's participation in the political arena was ensured, at the local self-government level by the historic 73rd and 74th amendments of the Indian constitution in the year 1992 by granting 33 percent reservation for women in the Indian rural governance processes. It heralded a new era in decentralized governance in India. The landmark amendment has allowed women to step out of their homes and participate in Gram Panchayats and other local institutional level meetings (Phukan, Kumar, and Majeed, 2018). Karnataka was a stellar example, being the first State in the country to implement the Panchayat Raj Act, which had mandated 25% reservation for women, in 1987, prior to the Amendments of 1992. As many as 14,000 women were elected in the first elections held in 1987 (Bageshree, 2009). Use of social networking sites has upgraded the methods and structures of political communication from traditional to digital (Darshan & Suresh, 2017). Local governments in India are increasingly using social media to keep citizens safe and informed while the nation works to flatten the curve of COVID-19. In this scenario, the social media usage by Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for participatory development, during the COVID-19 pandemic is explored. Keywords: Women, Politics, Social Media, Panchayati Raj, COVID-19
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Reddy, M. Gopinath, and Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra. "Finances of Panchayats and Status of Own Revenues in Telangana State: A Critique." Indian Journal of Public Administration 68, no. 1 (February 3, 2022): 100–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00195561211052112.
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The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have emerged as instruments of local government since 1992 with the passage of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act in India. In Telangana, the state government in the recent period has enacted State Panchayat Raj Act and constituted its first State Finance Commission (SFC). This article is a part of a larger study conducted in the context of the constitution of the first SFC. The article reveals that the own revenue of panchayats is quite low and transfer from the state and central governments constitute two key sources of these bodies. However, these bodies have faced various internal and external challenges while imposing and implementing taxes and fees to augment their sources of revenues. It is on this reality that this article suggests for the devolution of more taxes to PRIs by the SFC for strengthening their revenues and sharing at least 10% of the state’s revenue to meet service delivery functions.
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Sharma, L. N. "Panchayati Raj Institutions." Indian Journal of Public Administration 44, no. 2 (April 1998): 207–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556119980209.
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Sharma, Dr Ashwani, and Sannia Handa. "Panchayati Raj and Women Empowerment." Asian Journal of Applied Science and Technology 06, no. 03 (2022): 35–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.38177/ajast.2022.6305.
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Panchayati Raj was widely accepted because it meant government through mutual consultation, consent, and consensus. It fit right in with India's ancient cultural patterns. The passage of the 73rd amendment by Parliament in 1992 had the potential to usher in genuine democracy at the grassroots village level. This experiment is proving to be a huge success, especially in terms of allowing women to come out of their homes and participate in administrative and political fields. It must be considered that including well-qualified women in village Panchayats at the outset of the Panchayati Raj Institution's interlocution in rural areas would be a vital instrumental measure in planning for improving the social status and empowering women.
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Gogoi, Kaberi. "Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) in Empowering Rural Women." Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 41, no. 12 (December 23, 2023): 187–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i122318.
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This article follows the evolution of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) from the Independence provisions in the 73rd constitutional amendment concerning reservations for women and other vulnerable sections. The goal of the 73rd constitutional amendment of 1993 is to examine and comprehend how the amendment affects women's empowerment. Indeed, women's reservations in PRIs have created enormous opportunities for their empowerment, especially for those who belong to the weakest segments of society. Despite significant progress, women's subordination to men is still a widespread occurrence. India is seeing a sharp increase in violence against women at a period of unparalleled economic prosperity, and the majority of girls are still not afforded equal opportunities in school. The Indian government designated 33% of the seats in Panchayats for women and granted constitutional status to village-level councils, or Panchayati Raj institutions, in one of the most significant moves towards the empowerment of women.
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Bandyopadhyay, Kunal, and Amit Kumar Hazra. "IMPACT OF ICT IN STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY IN RURAL LOCAL GOVERNANCE: A CASE STUDY IN FOUR GRAM PANCHAYATS IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 11 (November 30, 2022): 1122–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/15774.
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The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in local governance and public service delivery systems has added a new dimension in the recent times. In West Bengal, processes of decentralisation and institutional issues were assisted by special projects like SRD (Strengthening Rural Decentralisation) and ISGP (Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats) respectively supported by DFID (2005-2011) and World Bank (2011-ongoing). Emphasis on GIS based monitoring of decentralised planning process, tracking key services provided by Gram Panchayats, use of GPMS (Gram Panchayat Management System) software for administrative and financial management are few of these key measures which rely on the use of ICTs in the local governance system. Apart from that, Ministry of Panchayati Raj has issued several guidelines on use of uniform portal like e-Gramswaraj for uploading Gram Panchayat Development Plans online. It is widely believed that issues like accountability and transparency can be ensured in the institutions of Gram Panchayats with advent of such measures. In this article we will analyse the effectiveness of ICT in bringing transparency and strengthen institutional accountability in the Gram Panchayats. Four Gram Panchayats in the District of Birbhumwere selected to understand how the effective implementation of ICT measures impact on the overall institutional strengthening of Gram Panchayats. For the purpose and the rigour of the study the GPs were selected on the basis of identified socio-economic and other important methodological indicators. Elected Representatives and local residents were selected as respondents. Gram Panchayats were visited for this purpose. For the collection of data structured questionnaire, personal interview, FGDs and case study methods were also used.The finding shows that the role of ICTs in the rural local governance process is limited. The administrative practices, monitoring of planning cycle, GPs financial management has improved undoubtedly but it is not a panacea as viewed by some experts. The study argues that limited involvement of the local residents in the process with low attendance in Gram Sabha and Gram Sansads meetings cannot be compensated with the modern technologies.
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Kumar, Radhika. "Dalit Women Panchayat Members in Haryana: Gender, Caste and Political Representation." South Asia Research 41, no. 2 (April 23, 2021): 203–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02627280211003338.
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Drawing on the latest round of elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions in the state of Haryana in 2016, this article interrogates the substantial increase in the number of Dalit women representatives, based on fieldwork in a specific village. Since both Dalit and non-Dalit women present narratives of non-participation in the functioning of the village panchayat, it is argued that the increase in Dalit women representatives was not by design, but by default, due to an amendment of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act 2015. Overall, in the studied village, women continue to remain marginalised in the local representative bodies, and gender-based quotas have only ensured numerical visibility of women.
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Mathew, George. "Panchayati Raj and environmental management." Social Change 31, no. 1-2 (March 2001): 212–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004908570103100216.
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The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, making Panchayats at three levels ‘Institutions of Self-government’ has also provided a list of subjects to be brought under the Panchayats. Among the 29 subjects mentioned in the Eleventh Schedule, land improvement, land consolidation, soil conservation, water management, social forestry, minor forest produce, non-conventional energy sources, sanitation, and maintenance of assets, are subjects related to environmental management. In the fifty years after Independence there was a statutary vacuum at the local level for planning and implementing programmes which protect the life and property of the people and improve their quality of life. The idea was that whatever the people's needs were, they could be dealt with from the top, the relics of an imperial structure, through the departments and their officials. Now we know that this approach has never been sensitive to local necessities. If we accept Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as the defacto third tier of governance, all administrative, planning and implementation activities should converge at the district level from the Gram Sabhas, Village Panchayats and Block Samitis. The Constitution has made provisions for this in Article 243. People's representatives taking decisions in tandem with the experts, is the ideal situation to protect the environment and ecological balance.
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MANDAL, SUDIP. "GANDHIAN IDEAS OF GRASSROOT DEVELOPMENT AND INDIAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN 21ST CENTURY (SPECIAL REFERENCE OF PANCHAYAT RAJ INSTITUTIONS)." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 8, no. 11 (December 2, 2020): 100–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i11.2020.1990.
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In the recent times, 'Good Governance' is associated with efficient and effective of administration in a democratic framework and responsiveness of the state and its institutions. The main key elements of 'Good Governance' refer that respect for human rights, equity, rule of law, transparency in public procedure, strong democracy and capacity in public administration.The ideal democracy depends upon the equality of all the purely public opinions. In the same way Gandhian ideas of Panchayat Raj system is a broad concept in independent india and it is a transparency of government in public administration as a part of good governance. It was a concept of diffused grass-roots democracy and process of democratic decentralization. It's a large number of rural people who are directly involved in the field of democratic participation. From ancient times the village has always been regarded as the primary unit in the governance of India. Important govt. policies are implemented through panchayats. The Gram Sabha plays an important role in the whole Panchayat Raj institution in India's democratic system. This is a purely qualitative study. So, Present study is going to focus on the Gandhian point of view Panchayat Raj. This is necessary to development in India 21st century and this conception go ahead powerful in the Nation.
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Soni, Amrita. "Panchayati Raj and Environmental Protection A Study." Revista Review Index Journal of Multidisciplinary 1, no. 2 (December 31, 2021): 01–04. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm2021.v01.n02.001.
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Environmental imbalance is not only a threat to humans, nature and animals, but also to the human and social environment. In the beginning, human and ecological interactions were balanced, such as population growth, indiscriminate deforestation, hunting of forest animals, development of technical knowledge and excessive exploitation of natural resources have led to environmental problems. Politicians and scholars who consider development as an essential condition of freedom, equality and democracy have forgotten that uncontrolled development leads us to disaster. There is a need to make Panchayat Raj institutions stronger and more democratic to make development proper and co-ordinating. Due to the problem of environmental crisis being worldwide, it is not only the responsibility of the state, government or panchayats, but every citizen has to change his lifestyle, conscious and aware and according to environmental protection. Keeping all these points in mind, a study of the role of Panchayat Raj Institutions in environmental protection has been done in this article.
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Panth, Ananth S., and Om Prakash Bohra. "Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions." Indian Journal of Public Administration 41, no. 1 (January 1995): 68–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556119950105.
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Kaushik, Anupma, and Gayatri Shaktawat. "Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions." Journal of Developing Societies 26, no. 4 (November 12, 2010): 473–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0169796x1002600404.
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Patel, Riyaben M., and O. P. Sharma. "ROLE OF ZILLA AND TALUKA PANCHAYATS OF NAVSARI IN EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN MEMBERS." Gujarat Journal of Extension Education 2022, no. 1 (November 25, 2022): 100–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.si.0019.
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Panchayat raj is the basic unit of administration in system of governance. It was introduced first time by the Balwant Rai Mehta in 1959. Panchayat Raj Institutions have three tires system such as Zilla panchayat, Taluka panchayat and Gram panchayat. Panchayat Raj the local government system in India, being nearest form of governance to the people can be viewed as a suitable platform for encouraging participation of women members. The decentralization governance process in India by bringing women into positions of decision making and power in local grass root level of governance and it's leading towards their empowerment. Considering the importance of empowerment in women members the present investigation entitled, "Role of Zilla and Taluka Panchayat Raj Institutions in empowerment of women members in Navsari district of Gujarat" was undertaken during the year 2019-2020. The Navsari district was selected for present investigation which consisted of one Zilla panchayat, six Taluka panchayat. The complete enumeration method was used and thus,all women members were selected from Zilla Panchayat and Taluka panchayat the three tiers of PRIs in Navsari district. The data was elicited through personal interview method and analyzed using frequency, percentage, correlation coefficient (r) and t test.
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Kundu, R. K. "Unopposed Elections in Haryana Panchayati Raj Institutions: An Analysis of Fourth General Election, 2010." Asian Review of Social Sciences 1, no. 1 (May 5, 2012): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/arss-2012.1.1.1185.
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The success of democracy depends upon free and fair elections. Elections serve as a means of communication between the public and government. It is a process through which leaders are selected by vote for a political office. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 marked a new era in the democratic set up of the country as it created Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as third tier of the federal set up. It gives considerable attention to the nature of elections for the three levels of panchayati raj institutions. Direct elections are specified for seats at all levels. The act provides for one additional potential avenue of representation and accountability of local government. Unopposed elections are the reflection of mature emocratic trend. So, this paper examines an analytical study of unopposed elected members of PRIs of fourth general elections held in 2010. It goes through the local governance aspects discussed in Second Administrative Reforms Commission and Second Centre-State Relations Commission. It also highlights the decision taken by the Government of Haryana for making a provision of incentives to gram panchayats regarding promotion of unopposed elections. The authors offer some suggestions for strengthening the trend of unopposed elections.
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MD Abu, Bashar, and Aggarwal Arun K. "A Successful Model of Cancer Screening in Low Resource Settings: Findings of an Integrated Cancer Screening Camp from a Rural Setting of North India." Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care 5, no. 2 (June 7, 2020): 83–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2020.5.2.83-86.
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Background: Cancers of cervix, breast and oral cavity claims millions of deaths each year globally and are the three most common cancers in India. There is need to develop and test models for organizing integrated cancer screening camps in low resource settings with inter-sectorial co-ordination between different stakeholders. Methods: A community based integrated cancer screening camp was organized in a rural setting of north India in co-ordination with district health administration and local governing body (Panchayati Raj Institution). Screening methods included Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) for breast cancer, visual inspection under 5% acetic acid (VIA) for cervical cancer and oral visual examination (OVE) for oral cavity cancer. Men and women found to be screen positive in the camp were referred to the district hospital and a tertiary care center for further diagnostic tests and were followed up. Results: A total of 90 individuals (40 men and 50 women) above 30 years of age attended the screening camp. Of them, one (2.5%) male was screened positive for precancerous lesion of oral cavity. Out of the 50 women attending the camp, two were detected with suspected breast lumps, which on further diagnostic tests at district hospital were diagnosed as benign tumors. Only half (52.0%) of the women consented for cervical cancer screening, out of which one (3.9%) was screened positive on VIA which on colposcopy examination and biopsy at referral center was confirmed as early stage cancerous lesion of cervix and was instituted on treatment. Conclusion: The screening camp sets a successful example of community based cancer control activity for early detection and management of three common cancers through inter-sectoral co-ordination in low resource settings.
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Dr. Mahalinga K, Dr Mahalinga K. "Women Empowerment through Panchayat Raj Institutions." Paripex - Indian Journal Of Research 3, no. 3 (January 15, 2012): 152–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22501991/mar2014/54.
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Sukumar, N., L. David Lal, and Vinod Kumar Mishra. "Inclusiveness in the Panchayati Raj Institutions." Journal of Social Inclusion Studies 5, no. 1 (June 2019): 72–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2394481119859675.
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The 73rd amendment of the Indian Constitution has evolved as a significant mechanism for devolution of power and democratic decentralisation. The template was to transform the power relation at three levels, that is, family, community and state apparatuses. Studies on the representation of underprivileged groups (caste, gender and tribes) in the panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) have highlighted the continued discrimination against these groups. This article analyses both enabling and disabling factors which affect the performance of the elected representatives (ERs) belonging to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women from seven states. The findings (both qualitative and quantitative) of the study highlight general as well as group-specific enabling and disabling factors that impact the performance of the ERs in PRIs.
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Rao Seshadri, Shreelata, and Krishna Kothai. "Decentralization in India’s health sector: insights from a capacity building intervention in Karnataka." Health Policy and Planning 34, no. 8 (August 26, 2019): 595–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czz081.
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Abstract The Government of India has adopted decentralization/devolution as a vehicle for promoting greater equity and supporting people-centred, responsive health systems. This article reports on our year-long intervention project in Karnataka, South India, and articulates insights of both practical and theoretical significance. It explores the intersection of the political goal of enhanced local level autonomy and the programmatic goal of more responsive health service delivery. Focusing on the Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNCs) set up under the National (Rural) Health Mission (NHM), the project set out to explore the extent to which political and programmatic decentralization are functional at the village level; the consonance between the design and objectives of decentralization under NHM; and whether sustained supportive capacity building can create the necessary conditions for more genuine decentralization and effective collaboration between village-level functionaries. Our methodology uses exploratory research with Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) members and functionaries of the Health Department, followed by a year-long capacity building programme aimed at strengthening co-ordination and synergy between functionaries responsible for political and programmatic decentralization. We find that health sector decentralization at the village level in Karnataka is at risk due to lack of convergence between political and programmatic arms of government. This is compounded by problems inherent in the design of the decentralization mechanism at the district level and below. Sustained capacity building of the VHSNC can contribute to more effective decentralization, as part of a larger package of interventions that (1) provides for financial and other resources from the district (or higher) level to political and programme functionaries at the periphery; (2) helps the functionaries to develop a shared understanding of the salience of the VHSNC in addressing the health needs of their community; and (3) supports them to collaborate effectively to achieve clearly articulated outcomes.
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Samria, Manju. "Socio-Economic Status of Women and Men Participants in Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Comparative Study of Rohtak District, Haryana." International Journal of Social Sciences and Management 2, no. 1 (January 25, 2015): 27–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i1.11614.
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The present study was conducted on the sample of 46 women and 75 men respondents from 107 members of five Panchayat Samiti as well as 14 members of Zila Parishad of the upper two tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRI) of Rohtak district, Haryana. For this, stratified sampling technique was adopted for selecting the sample from different Panchyat Samiti as well as Zila Parishad. Interview Schedule was used to collect primary data from all the respondents. Analysis revealed that the socio-economic status of the women were insignificant as compared to the men participants.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i1.11614 Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-1: 27-30
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Vasavada, Shilpa, Meena Rajgor, and Varsha Ganguly. "Panchayati Raj Institutions and Women’s Land Ownership." Journal of Land and Rural Studies 3, no. 2 (July 2015): 274–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2321024915598901.
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Pal, Kushal. "Evolution of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India." Political Discourse 9, no. 1 (2023): 99–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2582-2691.2023.00007.x.
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Thirupathi, L. "PEOPLES PERCEPTION ON WORKING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM -A CASE STUDY OF KARIMNAGAR DISTRICTIN THE TELANGANA STATE OF INDIA." International Journal of Advanced Research 9, no. 12 (December 31, 2021): 255–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/13902.
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My study is intended to analyse how Peoples perception is very important because of the 73rd constitutional amendment act that was introduced to ensure political participation of underprivileged groups like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Women through the reservation of provisions in Panchayati Raj System at grassroots level democracy. In this context, the peoples perception of working of Panchayati Raj institutions in Karimnagar district plays a very crucial role to reveal the actual ground realities thereof and to what extent they accomplished the above-mentioned objectives. several policy initiatives have been taken for effective implementation of reservation policy in Panchayati Raj in the district. The present research work also focussed on the political backwardness of scheduled castes, scheduled Tribe leadership in Panchayati Raj Institutions at the Panchayati level. It also reveals peoples perception to the conscious understanding that people have of public functionaries and official issues in the society and realistically based on their understanding level in the given context on a particular aspect.
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Sunkara, Rajeswari. "Active Participation and Provision of Reservation for SC/ ST/ Women in Panchayath Raj Institutions." Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences 10, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 54–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8880.
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The panchayats are expected to play an important role in rural development in India, particularly after independence. They were empowering the rural population to participate in rural development programs for improving their quality of life. The study was conducted in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, where a total of 100 rural respondents were selected through simple random sampling technique. The objective of the study is to know the socio-economic status of the respondents, involvement of respondents in party politics and reservation status of SC&STs in panchayat raj institutions. Results indicated that half (50%) of the respondents have belonged to the age group of 18-25 years, illiterates (68%), males (56%) and nuclear family type (67%). The majority (72%) of the respondents possessed 1-3 acres of land, 49 per cent of the respondent's occupations were agriculture and (71%) monthly income was from 1rs to 25,000 rs. Most (88%) of the respondents were not involved in party politics. While 60 per cent of the respondents accepted, to some extent, the provision of reservations for SC/ST/Women. The result of the study concluded that the majority of the women were not interested in participating in party politics and also any rural development activity because of the patriarchal society.
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Shailaja and T. Premaiah. "Dalit Women Empowerment in Panchayat Raj Institutions." International Journal of Social and Economic Research 4, no. 3 (2014): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2249-6270.2014.01099.x.
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