Question

how the panchayati Raj says helped in the strengthening democracy at grass root level​

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PANCHAYAT RAJ IS PLAYING CRUCIAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN INDIA ..

• Panchayat Raj institutions are democratic and so best suited to rural population in Indian to take care of their local problems. It is a system of local self-government run by a council or Panchayat elected democratically by the local people. It provides the necessary administrative apparatus for the planning and execution of rural development schemes. It is very inexpensive system to identify and solve local problems of the rural population. It provides a platform where people can assemble, identify problems and aims at decentralization of power. Decentralization and devolution of powers is at the root of Panchayati raj.

• Panchayati Raj is nothing new to India and its history dates back to hoary past. It was a integral part of self-contained and self-sufficient rural planning, execution and administration. A Panchayat consisted of 5 or more public representative selected or elected by the people. A panch or members of the council could be removed if people wanted it. The Panchayat worked under a Sarpanch who presided over its meetings and deliberations. They were fully responsible for the administration and development of a village or a group of villages. The Panchayat administered justice, punished the offenders and decided the disputes and looked after the welfare of the people. The Panchayat also looked after the rest-houses, temples wells, ponds, irrigation system and schools.

• The re-introduction of Panchayat system is in perfect harmony with our spirit of democracy and the aspirations of the rural public. In order to strengthen democracy, it is imperative that Panchayat system in the country is given all possible help and encouragement. It effectively participation, decentralization, transparency, accountability and fairness in the affairs of the villages.

• The 64th Constitution Amendment Bill of May 15, 1989 gave a new lease of life to Panchayati Raj as a truly representative system in India. During the debate on the subject then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi told the Lok Sabha, “Too often in past Panchayati Raj has had functions without finances, responsibilities without authority, duties without the means for carrying them to make these rural legislatures or councils a fit and effective instrument of self-government”. The Bill also made it obligatory that elections be held regularly every five year, but the various states have failed to fulfil this obligation and so the Centre had to intervene.

• Now, Panchayati Raj institutions are there in almost all states and union territories though with variations in structural pattern. It involves a three-tier arrangement—village level, block level and district level. Panchayat Samiti and the third tier as Zila Parishad. The tenure of Panchayati Raj institutions ranges from 3 to 5 years. These institutions are generally responsible for promotion of agriculture, rural industries, maintaining common grazing grounds, village roads, tanks, wells, sanitation and execution of the other socio-economic programmes.

• In some places, they also provide for IRDD (Integrated Rural Development Programme) and execution of other rural programmes like JRY (Jawahar Rojgar Yogana). There are about 2020 lakh Gram Panchayats, 5.5 thousand Panchayat Samitis and 371 Zila Parishads.

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