Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the Assessment and Identification of Disability
ROLE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SPECIAL NEED CHILDREN.
Dr. Seema Singh*, Mrs. Paromita chaubey
The 73rd amendment to the Indian constitution (1992) is a landmark in the evolution of Panchayats in India which carved out the third tier of the Indian Political System. Earlier we had only two Tiers - the union and the State governments. Now we have the third tier – the panchayats at the village block and district levels. Panchayats have been the backbone o f Indian Villages. From ages they had mainly performed the role of imparting justice. The panchayats as they exist today have been made by law and the Panchayati Raj System is an institution of administration which seeks to involve the people at the grass root level in planning and administration. The intention of the government is to empower the local bodies at the grass root level to promote micro level planning initiate need based developments programs and insure transparency.
The government of India has been implementing various programmes for the welfare of the children with disabilities through different Government and non Government organizations. These programmes provide wide ranging benefits in important fields such as education, vocational training and rehabilitation and financial assistance for the specific needs of the disabled.
The eleventh five- year plan, which has identified Inclusive growth as the overreaching objective .seeks substantially empower and use PRIs as the primary means of the delivery of essential services that are critical to inclusive growth. For the success of any democracy-decentralized government is a must and for that the Panchayati Raj Institutions is the best example.
ROLE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS:
The panchayati raj institutions have brought significant change in the Indian system of governance .The most important has been that the democratic base of the
Dr. Seema Singh*, Mrs. Paromita chaubey
The 73rd amendment to the Indian constitution (1992) is a landmark in the evolution of Panchayats in India which carved out the third tier of the Indian Political System. Earlier we had only two Tiers - the union and the State governments. Now we have the third tier – the panchayats at the village block and district levels. Panchayats have been the backbone o f Indian Villages. From ages they had mainly performed the role of imparting justice. The panchayats as they exist today have been made by law and the Panchayati Raj System is an institution of administration which seeks to involve the people at the grass root level in planning and administration. The intention of the government is to empower the local bodies at the grass root level to promote micro level planning initiate need based developments programs and insure transparency.
The government of India has been implementing various programmes for the welfare of the children with disabilities through different Government and non Government organizations. These programmes provide wide ranging benefits in important fields such as education, vocational training and rehabilitation and financial assistance for the specific needs of the disabled.
The eleventh five- year plan, which has identified Inclusive growth as the overreaching objective .seeks substantially empower and use PRIs as the primary means of the delivery of essential services that are critical to inclusive growth. For the success of any democracy-decentralized government is a must and for that the Panchayati Raj Institutions is the best example.
ROLE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS:
The panchayati raj institutions have brought significant change in the Indian system of governance .The most important has been that the democratic base of the
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