Panchayati Raj
Nowadays rapid urbanization and the 'west copying' culture has engulfed India.
But despite this many believe that the true India exists in its villages, it is where the raw and the majority of the Indian population exist.
Therefore the proper growth opportunities for India to exist, it has to be through the villages.
Proper governance and maintenance of the village administration can only ensure the efficient functioning of this part of the country.
The form of administration prevalent in the Indian villages and suburbs is known as the Panchayati Raj.
According to statistical data there are more than 6000,000 villages in India with UP (Utter Pradesh, one of the states of India) having the largest number of around 501 blocks and over 450 districts of the country.
The underlying principle of the Panchayati Raj is to take democracy to the village level, i.
e.
the grass root level by providing power to the people organization.
This step was one of the major outcomes of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee organized to make village administration more effective.
The primary objective of the Panchayati Raj is to arouse and awake in the people of each part of the country an interest for the development of the entire nation and nothing can achieve this better than making them realize this by a set of simple rules and laws framed for the benefit it of the community.
For the success of the Panchayati Raj following are some perquisite necessities, which are generally followed and observed.
They are: 1.
Improving and making more efficient the rural industry.
2.
Development towards adult literacy and education.
3.
Implementing laws to boost agricultural productions of the locality.
4.
Increasing the feeling of brotherhood amongst the community people.
5.
Working towards improving the conditions of schools, hospitals, etc in the village.
6.
They also help voluntary organization's in making the village a better and cleaner environment to reside in.
The Panchayati Raj in Indian was implemented for the very first time by the Government of Rajasthan in the village of Nagaur by the Zilla Parishad Act, 1959.
The government main objective was to act catalyst to the village leadership's growth.
The concerned individuals, who worked for the people, would ultimately become deserving leaders of the people.
In India the Panchayati Raj is divided into three different levels.
They are: 1.
The Zilla Parishad: This governance works in the district level.
2.
The Panchayat Samitis: They are involved in the block level.
3.
The Gram Panchyat: They look after the village administration.
There are also the Nyay Panchayats or in plain English the village courts which look after the maintenance of justice, law and order in the village.
The Panchayat elected by the village folks are responsible for maintaining an overall growth rate in the village.
They look after the cultural, educational, economical, social and political needs of the people.
However in the present state the powers given to the Panchayats are quite limited, thus making it difficult to access funds and the central government for any help.
The focus should lie in giving more importance and power to the Panchayat Raj system in India.
But despite this many believe that the true India exists in its villages, it is where the raw and the majority of the Indian population exist.
Therefore the proper growth opportunities for India to exist, it has to be through the villages.
Proper governance and maintenance of the village administration can only ensure the efficient functioning of this part of the country.
The form of administration prevalent in the Indian villages and suburbs is known as the Panchayati Raj.
According to statistical data there are more than 6000,000 villages in India with UP (Utter Pradesh, one of the states of India) having the largest number of around 501 blocks and over 450 districts of the country.
The underlying principle of the Panchayati Raj is to take democracy to the village level, i.
e.
the grass root level by providing power to the people organization.
This step was one of the major outcomes of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee organized to make village administration more effective.
The primary objective of the Panchayati Raj is to arouse and awake in the people of each part of the country an interest for the development of the entire nation and nothing can achieve this better than making them realize this by a set of simple rules and laws framed for the benefit it of the community.
For the success of the Panchayati Raj following are some perquisite necessities, which are generally followed and observed.
They are: 1.
Improving and making more efficient the rural industry.
2.
Development towards adult literacy and education.
3.
Implementing laws to boost agricultural productions of the locality.
4.
Increasing the feeling of brotherhood amongst the community people.
5.
Working towards improving the conditions of schools, hospitals, etc in the village.
6.
They also help voluntary organization's in making the village a better and cleaner environment to reside in.
The Panchayati Raj in Indian was implemented for the very first time by the Government of Rajasthan in the village of Nagaur by the Zilla Parishad Act, 1959.
The government main objective was to act catalyst to the village leadership's growth.
The concerned individuals, who worked for the people, would ultimately become deserving leaders of the people.
In India the Panchayati Raj is divided into three different levels.
They are: 1.
The Zilla Parishad: This governance works in the district level.
2.
The Panchayat Samitis: They are involved in the block level.
3.
The Gram Panchyat: They look after the village administration.
There are also the Nyay Panchayats or in plain English the village courts which look after the maintenance of justice, law and order in the village.
The Panchayat elected by the village folks are responsible for maintaining an overall growth rate in the village.
They look after the cultural, educational, economical, social and political needs of the people.
However in the present state the powers given to the Panchayats are quite limited, thus making it difficult to access funds and the central government for any help.
The focus should lie in giving more importance and power to the Panchayat Raj system in India.
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