Examin the role of the panchayati raj institution as an instrument of social transformation
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The Panchayats are expected to play an important role in rural
development in India, particularly after independence (Kadam 2012, 15;
Thanikasalam and Saraswathy 2014, 49). In the Indian context rural
development assumes greater significance as 72.22 per cent (2001
census) of its population still live in rural areas (Chauhan 2014, 4). Plan
documents of both the central and state governments and various
committees have emphasized the importance of these bodies in the
polity. Five-year plans, specially the second five-year plan, laid special
emphasis on the role of Panchayats in rural developments. Second five-
year plan envisaged a panchayat as responsible for village development
keeping transformation of social and economic life of rural areas as its
goal of development. It says that, the rural progress depends entirely on
the existence of an active organization in the village which can bring all
the people, including the weaker sections, in to common programmes to
be carried out with the assistance of administration. To achieve this
objective the second Five year Plan entailed the Panchayats to perform
civic, developmental, land management, land reform and judicial
functions. Subsequent plans and policy pronouncements of national
leader to emphasised the role of Panchayats in village development.
development in India, particularly after independence (Kadam 2012, 15;
Thanikasalam and Saraswathy 2014, 49). In the Indian context rural
development assumes greater significance as 72.22 per cent (2001
census) of its population still live in rural areas (Chauhan 2014, 4). Plan
documents of both the central and state governments and various
committees have emphasized the importance of these bodies in the
polity. Five-year plans, specially the second five-year plan, laid special
emphasis on the role of Panchayats in rural developments. Second five-
year plan envisaged a panchayat as responsible for village development
keeping transformation of social and economic life of rural areas as its
goal of development. It says that, the rural progress depends entirely on
the existence of an active organization in the village which can bring all
the people, including the weaker sections, in to common programmes to
be carried out with the assistance of administration. To achieve this
objective the second Five year Plan entailed the Panchayats to perform
civic, developmental, land management, land reform and judicial
functions. Subsequent plans and policy pronouncements of national
leader to emphasised the role of Panchayats in village development.
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