Grassroots Democracy and Local Governance Issues: Perspective from Rural India

Q4 Social Sciences Revista de Gestao Social e Ambiental Pub Date : 2023-10-06 DOI:10.24857/rgsa.v17n10-005
Mohd Faheem
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Objective: This paper aims to focus on grassroots democracy in India and also to find out the role local self-government for the development of rural India and its challenges to govern. Methods: The methodological path taken by using the secondary based data to find out the local government system and governance in India. The method approach was qualitative descriptive research. Results and conclusion: The Panchayati Raj system of local self-government was introduced by the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India which influenced the village life extensively as one of the most important units of democratic decentralization. Seventy-third Constitutional Amendment Act, ‘Empowering People for Prosperity´, brings out a significant change in the attitude, behavior and performance of the rustic folk in India. There are more than 250,000 local government bodies across India with nearly 3.1 million elected representatives. This paper reveals forward states provide good governance through the local government in the core areas of development with execution of plans in rural India and on the other hand, backward states are lack in governance due to nature the corruption laden politics exist in those states. Implication of the research: This study sums up with the significance of grassroots democracy and its role in the development of rural India and at the same time to highlights the hurdle in the governance ecosystem of local governments in rural India. Originality/value: The value of this study lies in its focus on a relatively aspect of grassroots governance system in India. It addresses a significant gap in the current literature, providing fresh insights into governance system in rural India and the strengthen the grassroots democracy.
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基层民主与地方治理问题:来自印度农村的视角
目的:本文旨在关注印度的基层民主,并找出地方自治政府对印度农村发展的作用及其治理面临的挑战。方法:采用基于二手数据的方法路径来了解印度的地方政府体制和治理。方法方法为定性描述性研究。结果与结论:Panchayati Raj是印度宪法第73条修正案引入的地方自治制度,作为民主分权的重要单位之一,对农村生活产生了广泛的影响。第七十三条宪法修正案“赋予人民繁荣权力”使印度农村人民的态度、行为和表现发生了重大变化。印度各地有超过25万个地方政府机构,有近310万名民选代表。本文揭示了先进邦通过地方政府在印度农村发展的核心领域与计划的执行提供良好的治理,另一方面,落后邦由于本质上存在腐败充斥的政治而缺乏治理。研究意义:本研究总结了基层民主的意义及其在印度农村发展中的作用,同时也凸显了印度农村地方政府治理生态系统中的障碍。独创性/价值:本研究的价值在于它关注了印度基层治理体系的一个相对方面。它解决了当前文献中的一个重大空白,为印度农村的治理体系和加强基层民主提供了新的见解。
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