Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development: Narratives on Inclusion of Excluded

Book Details

• Author: B C Barik

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2008

• ISBN: 9788131601075

• Binding: Hardcover

• Pages: 304

• Cover: Hardcover

• Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches

About the Book
India’s 73rd Constitutional Amendment introduced a significant shift by providing space for the invisible and excluded categories of people to actively participate in decentralized democratic institutions such as Panchayati Raj. These institutions, operating at the grassroots level, are central to fostering development in rural communities. This edited volume brings together contributions from a range of disciplines, examining both micro and macro-level realities of Panchayati Raj institutions in India.

The book offers a comprehensive account of how these institutions have impacted development dynamics, participatory governance, and the empowerment of marginalized individuals. Through a combination of narratives and interdisciplinary approaches, the papers present insights into the achievements and challenges faced by these institutions in empowering the excluded segments of Indian society.

About the Author / Editor
B.C. Barik is the Director of the School of Social Sciences at Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. Over his two-decade-long academic career, he has authored four books and published over forty research papers in national and international journals. His research focuses on agrarian structure, migration, weaker sections, and irrigation and water management.

U.C. Sahoo is a Reader at the School of Social Sciences at Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. He has contributed numerous research articles to select social science journals, focusing on various aspects of social science research.