Rural Development Planning and Panchayati Raj System
Contents: Preface. 1. Panchayati Raj: an introduction. 2. Decentralisation in India: poverty, politics and Panchayati Raj. 3. Participatory Panchayati Raj institutions and awareness of rural development. 4. Rural infrastructure Panchayati Raj and governance. 5. Capacity building of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj system. 6. Inclusion and local elected governments: the Panchayati Raj system in India. 7. Panchayati Raj and watershed management in India. 8. Effort RTI Act and participation towards ensuring an effective Panchayati Raj system. 9. ICT and e-governance for rural development. 10. Decentralisation and rural development. 11. Where is the village: local perceptions and development approaches. 12. Revitalisation of the new Panchayati Raj institutions in India. 13. Empowering the rural local bodies for faster and sustainable rural development in India. Bibliography. Index.
Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of recorded history. Gandhiji, the father of the nation, in 1946 had aptly remarked that the Indian independence must begin at the bottom and every village ought to be a republic or panchayat having powers. Gandhiji\'s dream has been translated into reality with the introduction of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system to ensure people\'s participation in rural reconstruction. The passage of the constitution act, 1992 marks a new era in the federal democratic set up of the country and provides constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions. (jacket)
Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of recorded history. Gandhiji, the father of the nation, in 1946 had aptly remarked that the Indian independence must begin at the bottom and every village ought to be a republic or panchayat having powers. Gandhiji\'s dream has been translated into reality with the introduction of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system to ensure people\'s participation in rural reconstruction. The passage of the constitution act, 1992 marks a new era in the federal democratic set up of the country and provides constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions. (jacket)
