Two Decades of Panchayat Raj in India Experiences, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

includes index and biblioraphy

1. 73rd Constitutional Amendment and Status of PRIs Theoretical Nuances of Democratic decentralisation in India .........17 Two decades of Democratic decentralisation in India ......33 Two decades of Democratic Governance at local Level ..........43 Decentralisation and the Empowerment of Women and the other marginalised Group......55 2. Devolution of Funds, Functions and Functionaries in PRIs Fiscal Decentralisation and Panchayat raj ..........77 How lnclusive are the panchayat .....86 mainstreaming youth in Local Governance ....94 3. Changing power structure and Empowerment of Marginalised Group Governance and multidimensional Poverty .......117 Decentralised governance through act and tribal deelopment ..........136 Impact of descentralised governance on the Implementation of MGNREGS in Scheduled areas of Odisha..........149 Pattern of Local Governance for tribes in Maharashtra........174 A decade of Change through dalit Leadership......186 4. Gender Issues and Empowerment of Women through PRIS Decentralisation and Women`s Development in India .....199 Empowerment of Women through participaton in local Government in Maharashtra ........208 Dalit women in Power politics ...221 Women`s Empowerment through panchayat Raj institutions ......234 Representation, Inclusion and empowerment of Woen through panchayat raj Institutionas .....248 5. State specific Experiences in Structure and functions in PRIS Status of Devolution of the Funds, Functions and Functionaries in United Andhra pradesh ......257 Accountability of Mukhiyas ...270 Rhetoric of Participatory development .......281 Maharashtra model of Panchayat Raj : Change and Challenges after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment act .......290