CHAPTER -III PANCHAYATI RAJ – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Contemporary debates on decentralization has revolved around three important issues: issues of historicity‚ 92 issues of expanding democratic spaces‚93 and finally inclusive growth as well as inclusive politics of social categories. These debate have over looked certain historical facts – one‚ it has overlooked the historicity of decentralization particularly in the imagined history of orient‚ and thereby accept the argument that it is a post-colonial
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PANCHAYATI RAJ IN INDIA The panchayat raj is a South Asian political system mainly in India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Nepal. "Panchayat" literally means assembly of five (panch) i.e wise and respected elders chosen and accepted by the village community. Traditionally‚ these assemblies settled disputes between individuals and villages. Modern Indian government has decentralized several administrative functions to the village level‚ empowering elected gram panchayats. It is a system of governance
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INDIAN PANCHAYATS Indian PANCHAYATS are endowed with the responsibility of taking care of the administration in the Indian villages and sub-urban areas in the country. The states in India are divided into many districts and the districts are further sub-divided into taluqs or tehsils. There are about 250-600 villages under each tehsil or taluq. The villages are managed and administered by the panchayat. Village PANCHAYAT The PANCHAYAT is the local self-government in the villages of India
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44 Management Insight ROLE OF THE PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF UTTAR PRADESH) A.K. Mishra*‚ Naved Akhtar** & Sakshi Tarika*** ABSTRACT Overall development of country is the main objective of Indian government since its independence. Earlier the main thrust for development was laid on Agriculture‚ Industry‚ Communication ‚ Education‚ Health and Allied sectors but soon it was realized that the all round development of the country is possible only
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Rural Development Governance: Are Panchayati Raj Institutions designed Deliver? A Case Study of PRIS post 73rd amendment In Andhraprdesh Prof.Ravindra Shastri1 Mr.H. Vageeshan2 The paper briefly discusses the status of Panchayats right from the beginning of Indian republic and tries to bring out the bias towards centralization in the constitution. Later goes in to illustrate the case of Andhraprdesh in the pre and post Seventy Third Constitution Amendment. It deals with the process of de politicization
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Evolution of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Jammu and Kashmir: A Critical Analysis Abstract: The Panchayati Raj is an indigenous and time-honoured concept in our country. Panchayats as traditional institutions were seen in India as almost sacred with their Panchas (members) referred to as ‘Panch Parmeshwar’ (member as God) with expectations of fairness and justice in their role of settlement of local interpersonal and community disputes. The genesis of the new panchayats can be traced to the attempts
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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
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Panchayati raj system of India Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of recorded history. The village panchayats‚ in one shape or other‚ have survived in spite of all upheavals and changes in India. Panchayati Raj is identified as an institutional expression of democratic decentralization in India. These bodies had occupied a prestigious position and they were considered as the self-sufficient and small republics. Panchayati Raj Institutions have always been
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Intensive ‘As –Is’ Status Studies of computerization and IT Usage Department of Panchayati Raj‚ Government of Uttar Pradesh Report on ‘As –Is’ study on Information Technology usage and level of computerization and IT / eGovernance Roadmap February 2007 Version 1.0 Submitted by: PwC IT/e-Governance Roadmap Ver 1.0 Department: Directorate – Panchayati Raj (Department of Panchayati Raj) Table of Contents Executive Summary ...........................................................
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watershed programme. Question 2: What‚ in your opinion‚ is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do you think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings? Why? Answer 2: The Gram Sabha is an important element in the proper functioning of the Panchayati Raj system. The members of the Gram Sabha‚ by raising and resolving issues placed before the Panchayat‚ can enable the Panchayat members to play their roles and be responsible to the people who elected them. The Gram Sabha is the place where all the
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