Panchayati raj system and rural development in India: A critical study

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
13
Article ID: 
27234
6 pages
Research Article

Panchayati raj system and rural development in India: A critical study

Mukesh Kumar Pandey and Ashutosh Sinha

Abstract: 

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.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.27234.09.2023
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