Celebrating 25 Years of the Panchayati Raj in India
By Martand Jha The 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments brought governance to the local level. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the enforcement of the […]
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Inspired local governance transforms villages in Odanthurai
By Sharada Balasubramanian The Odanthurai village council in southern Tamil Nadu has shown how a Panchayati Raj institution can achieve holistic rural development with the help […]
Decentralised Democracy in India: Gandhi’s Vision and Reality review: The road to development
By Arvind Sivaramakrishnan A powerful argument for Gandhi’s idea that local government should be at the centre with the state a trustee With quiet, understated passion […]
Whatever happened to panchayati raj?
By MA OOMMEN States have not implemented the 73rd/74th Constitutional Amendments. Rural and urban bodies have no say over resources Twenty-five years have gone by since […]
Fake ministry website dupes thousands, CBI files case
By SUMIT KUMAR SINGH As many as 3,236 aspirants across the country were overjoyed to know that they had been selected for the final round of […]
Panchayati Raj workers vital for transforming rural India: PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the importance of panchayats in fulfilling the aspirations of the people in rural India and in transforming […]
Rural Innovation and Startup Conclave gets underway in Hyd
Hyderabad: The two-day Rural Innovation and Startup Conclave (RISC2017), which aims to provide a platform to rural innovators and start-ups, today got underway at the […]