how is gram sabha an example of direct democracy
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INDIA has been romantically popularised as the largest democracy on earth as if democracy is the ultimate and the most perfect system of governance! I have no great idea of any other better form of governance; however we certainly can improve on the given system by moving towards the direct democracy i.e. empowering people to take their own decisions collectively and unanimously. It certainly is not about taking decisions individually. In our context, when we talk about the concept of direct democracy we in Gandhi’s words mean gram swaraj or self governance by the village people. The concept of gram swaraj paved way for the panchayati raj system and a law was enacted in 1993 in India that made constitutional provision to have a three-tier panchayat system, thus empowering people and lessening burden on the bureaucracy. However, this dream has hardly taken off and most parts of the country have not tasted the fruits of the real panchayati raj system.
My party, UKPP – Uttarakhand Parivartan Party, India’s first Green party with its base in the Central Himalaya state of Uttarakhand, thinks beyond the concept of the gram swaraj. Our philosophy is that as the concept of the gram swaraj has never been implemented in its letter and spirit, we need to go little beyond and think about having as many republics in the state or in the country as many as villages we have!
My party, UKPP – Uttarakhand Parivartan Party, India’s first Green party with its base in the Central Himalaya state of Uttarakhand, thinks beyond the concept of the gram swaraj. Our philosophy is that as the concept of the gram swaraj has never been implemented in its letter and spirit, we need to go little beyond and think about having as many republics in the state or in the country as many as villages we have!
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Hello Frnd.
Gram Sabha is the lowest layer of our Democracy. It is the best example of Direct Democracy.
To understand it properly let's take an example.
In a village there are some problems and the Gram Sabha has been organized by the elected members like MUKHIYA, Panchs.
In this Gram Sabha there would be discusseion on that problem and everyone would get a chance to express his/her opinion.
And at the end The Panchs will decide which suggestions are to be considered.
Now, What happened in Garm Shabha,
Everyone got an equal chance to participate in the process.
Isn't it an example of Direct Democracy?
Yes, off course it is.
keep asking and keep doing good deeds.
Happy New Year 2018
Gram Sabha is the lowest layer of our Democracy. It is the best example of Direct Democracy.
To understand it properly let's take an example.
In a village there are some problems and the Gram Sabha has been organized by the elected members like MUKHIYA, Panchs.
In this Gram Sabha there would be discusseion on that problem and everyone would get a chance to express his/her opinion.
And at the end The Panchs will decide which suggestions are to be considered.
Now, What happened in Garm Shabha,
Everyone got an equal chance to participate in the process.
Isn't it an example of Direct Democracy?
Yes, off course it is.
keep asking and keep doing good deeds.
Happy New Year 2018
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