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The Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Rural Development:Measures to improve their Functioning


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1 Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India
 

The socio-political changes expected from the introduction of Panchayati raj system have not fulfilled and remained largely unfulfilled for long. More importantly the objectives like social equality, gender equity and changes at the grassischolar_mains level leadership envisaged as the main objectives of panchayati raj are not achieved in a meaningful manner. There is a need to change the system of planning at all India level. A gradual shift from sectorial planning to area planning is necessary in the context of increasing people’s participation in the planning process. The panchayats must be given adequate powers to use resources and undertake integrated local development. This paper is intended to emphasize the rural development role of panchayats and measures to improve their functioning.

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Panchayati Raj System, Rural Development, Grassischolar_mains Level Planning.
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Mohd Azhruddin
Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India

Abstract


The socio-political changes expected from the introduction of Panchayati raj system have not fulfilled and remained largely unfulfilled for long. More importantly the objectives like social equality, gender equity and changes at the grassischolar_mains level leadership envisaged as the main objectives of panchayati raj are not achieved in a meaningful manner. There is a need to change the system of planning at all India level. A gradual shift from sectorial planning to area planning is necessary in the context of increasing people’s participation in the planning process. The panchayats must be given adequate powers to use resources and undertake integrated local development. This paper is intended to emphasize the rural development role of panchayats and measures to improve their functioning.

Keywords


Panchayati Raj System, Rural Development, Grassischolar_mains Level Planning.

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