Panchayati Raj In ActionThe enactment of the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 has brought to frontline the significance of Pachayati Raj System. Based on the framework provided in the Amendment, the State Governments initiated measures and gave shape to the concept of local governance through legislations and rules. The successful implementation of the constitutional amendment, State legislations and rules determine the overall functioning of PRIs. The functioning of PRIs has thrown up many issues and problems. In this book an attempts is made to discuss these issues and problems. The book covers a broad spectrum of Panchayati Raj System organizational structure, powers, functions, personnel, finance and overall performance. The book will be useful to students, research scholars, and teachers of Political Science and Public Administration and to policy makers, bureaucrats, social activists and all those concerned with democratic decentralization. |
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
A Historical | 17 |
Perspective | 41 |
The National | 63 |
17 | 104 |
41 | 129 |
4 | 140 |
Panchayati Raj Personnel | 175 |
8 | 211 |
Summary and Conclusions | 259 |
Important Provisions of | 290 |
Elected Members of Zilla | 303 |
Interview Schedules | 309 |
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73rd Constitution Amendment administrative agricultural Andhra Pradesh appointed Asoka Mehta assigned revenues bodies cent Yes cess Chief Executive Officer Community Development Constitution Amendment Act crores Cuddapah District Cuddapah Warangal Total decentralization Delhi development programmes devolution devolution of powers District Collector district level District Panchayat duty Election Commission Eleventh Schedule fees Finance Commission Financial Resources funds Godavari Cuddapah Warangal Government of Andhra Gram Panchayat Gram Sabha grants Hyderabad implementation income India irrigation Karnataka lakh Legislative levy mandal headquarters Mandal Panchayat Mandal Parishad Panchayat Officer Panchayat Samithis Panchayat Secretary Panchayati Raj Act Panchayati Raj Institutions panchayati raj system personnel planning powers and functions recommendations Reddy Respondents Per cent Rural Development rural local rural local government sarpanch Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes schemes self-government sources staff standing committees Taluk Panchayat three-tier village panchayats voters Warangal District West Godavari Cuddapah West Godavari District Yes/No/DK Zilla Parishad ZPTC