Panchayati raj system and rural development in India: A critical study
International Journal of Development Research
Panchayati raj system and rural development in India: A critical study
Received 19th June, 2023; Received in revised form 27th July, 2023; Accepted 20th August, 2023; Published online 30th September, 2023
Copyright©2023, Mukesh Kumar Pandey and Ashutosh Sinha. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper is based on secondary sources of data. The study utilizes mainly National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data compiled from Economic Survey 2022-23, reports of NITI Ayog, and Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011. The paper examines the impact of decentralized governance in improving the quality of rural lives and reducing poverty. The study finds that PRIs are not given enough power and resources in accordance with the constitutional spirit of Decentralized Governance. In order to improve every aspect of economic well-being, rural development ought to receive higher priority and resources that it has received till now. Corrections are sought in those areas where there is substantial overlapping in plans and decision making between different tiers of Panchayats.
