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Gram Sabha as a Body Corporate

Vol. 58, Issue No. 37, 16 Sep, 2023
Milind Bokil, Satish Gogulwar

Since the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, the institution of the gram sabha has assumed signifi cance as a basic unit of self-governance but there area lot of misconceptions about its nature, and it is merely understood as a “meeting of village people.” However, in the Scheduled Areas of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, the gram sabhas are demonstrating how they could function as “bodies corporate,” a fact recognised only by a few of the state panchayat acts. This has got a great transformative potential not just in ushering participatory democracy but also in livelihood generation, conservation and management of natural resources.

FCR 2022: An Attempt to Subvert the Power of Gram Sabhas

Vol. 58, Issue No. 2, 14 Jan, 2023

A centralised and single-window clearance process would facilitate the diversion of forests for non-forest purposes.

Convergence of Programmes by Empowering SHGs and PRIs

Vol. 37, Issue No. 26, 29 Jun, 2002
Amitava Mukherjee, B N Yugandhar, D Bandyopadhyay

The effectiveness of self-help groups (SHGs) would be considerably enhanced if a symbiosis could be worked out between them and panchayati raj institutions (PRIs). The key to this is the integration of SHGs with the democratically elected and empowered panchayats when the requisite devolution of powers, functions and authority to the latter takes place. A proposed scheme which will allow SHGs and PRIs to work in tandem and reinforce each other's work.

Pressures from Below

Vol. 37, Issue No. 18, 04 May, 2002
G B Venkatesha Murthy, S V Deshpande

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Making the Gram Sabha Work

Vol. 36, Issue No. 33, 18 Aug, 2001
Malini Nambiar

Non-participation of the rural people has hobbled the development of the gram sabha, denying the true benefits of this institution to the people. The concept of gram sabha has also not been grasped clearly, right from the policy-makers to the villagers. A gram sabha needs to generate a feeling of belonging. The real challenge now is to 'reconnect' the sabha, by communicating clearly its function and purpose both at the individual and public levels

Madhya Pradesh Experiments with Direct Democracy

Vol. 36, Issue No. 09, 03 Mar, 2001
James Manor

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to transfer nearly all the powers previously exercised by gram panchayats to gram sabhas or periodic village mass meetings. This experiment may work well or prove a disappointment - but there is no doubting its audacity and its broader significance.

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