Rural Local Governance

Rural Local Governance

1 Local Governance- Evolution

  1. Local Government: Meaning and Definitions
  2. Need for Local Government
  3. Evolution of Local Government: Pre-Independence Period
  4. Evolution of Local Government: Post-Independence Period
  5. Rural Local Government
  6. Urban Local Government

2 Rural Development

  1. Importance of Rural Development
  2. Definitions of Rural Development
  3. Approaches to Rural Development
  4. Attempts towards Rural Development: Pre-Independence Experiments
  5. Post Independence: Attempts Towards Rural Development
  6. Post 1991 Phase
  7. Rights-Based Approach to Rural Development

3 Legislative Framework- The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 and Conformative Legislation

  1. The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992
  2. Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
  3. The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992: Salient Features
  4. Salient Features in Some Conformity Acts
  5. Panchayati Raj in Kerala
  6. Road Ahead

4 Panchayat Election

  1. Panchayat Elections: Origin and Significance
  2. Elections of Panches and Sarpanch
  3. Reservation of Seats
  4. Elections for Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad
  5. Role of State Election Commission

5 Decentralised Planning

  1. Decentralised Planning
  2. Gram Panchayat Development Plan
  3. Gram Panchayat Development Plan: Implementation and Monitoring
  4. Development Plans: Block Panchayat Development Plan and District Panchayat Development Plan

6 Panchayati Raj Institutions

  1. The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992: Functional Domain of the PRIs
  2. Functional Domain under the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
  3. Functional Domain of the PRIs: Critical Analysis
  4. Strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions: Suggestions

7 Resource Mobilisation and Management

  1. Resource Mobilisation and Management: Constitutional Provisions
  2. Rural Local Government: Resource Mobilisation
  3. Rural Local Government: Potential Sources of Revenue
  4. Management of Resources
  5. Management of Resources: The Fifteenth Finance Commission

8 Rural Local Government- Structure, Role and Responsibilities

  1. Rural Local Government: Village Level
  2. Rural Local Government: Block Level
  3. Rural Local Government: District Level
  4. PRIs: Issues and Challenges

9 Role of Local Government in Service Delivery

  1. Status of Services
  2. Institutional Arrangements for Provision of Services in Rural Areas
  3. Role of the PRIs in Service Delivery
  4. Service Delivery: Major Issues and Challenges before the PRIs

10 E-Governance practice in Service Delivery of Rural Local Government

  1. E-Governance: Significance in Welfare of Citizens, Service Delivery and Rural Development
  2. Digital Divide
  3. Aspirational Districts
  4. Government of India: Initiatives of e-Governance in Rural Areas
  5. Practice of e-Governance in Service Delivery: Case Studies
  6. Implementation of ICT Based Solutions in Rural Areas: Issues and Challenges
  7. E-Governance Practice in Service Delivery: Opportunities and Way Forward

11 Interface Between State and Rural Local Government

  1. Interface between the State and Local Government: Nature and Significance
  2. Factors Influencing the Relations between the State Government and Local Government
  3. Legislative Sphere
  4. Administrative Sphere
  5. Financial Sphere
  6. Judicial Aspect
  7. Interface Between the State and Local Government: Evaluation and Recommendations

12 Innovative Practices in Governance- Case Studies

  1. Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology: A Case Study of SVAMITVA
  2. Sanitation: A Case Study of Kistampet Gram Panchayat in Telangana
  3. Preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan: A Case Study of Kiltan Gram Panchayat in District Lakshadweep
  4. Role of Elected Representatives in all-round Development: A Case Study of the Gram Panchayat in Kamrup District

13 Rural Local Governance- Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward

  1. Rural Local Governance: Issues and Challenges
  2. Rural Local Governance: Opportunities
  3. Rural Local Governance: Way Forward