Panchayati Raj in Action

The enactment of the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 has brought to frontline the significance of Pachayati Raj System. Based on the framework provided in the Amendment, the State Governments initiated measures and gave shape to the concept of local governance through legislations and rules. The successful implementation of the constitutional amendment, State legislations and rules determine the overall functioning of PRIs. The functioning of PRIs has thrown up many issues and problems. In this book an attempts is made to discuss these issues and problems. The book covers a broad spectrum of Panchayati Raj System – organizational structure, powers, functions, personnel, finance and overall performance. The book will be useful to students, research scholars, and teachers of Political Science and Public Administration and to policy makers, bureaucrats, social activists and all those concerned with democratic decentralization. About The Author:- Prof. E.A. Narayana, obtained M.A. (Public Administration), M.A. (Politics) and Ph. D. from Andhra University. He has also done Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Oriented Statistics and Operations Research. His Ph.D. thesis was adjudged as the best thesis in social Sciences and Humanities for the years 1988 and 1989 and a gold medal was awarded to him by the Andhra University. He has also obtained first rank in M.A. Public Administration Examination, 1978. He has been teaching the Post-Graduate students of Political Science and Public Administration for the Last 26 years. He served as the Head of the Department. Now he is the Chairman, Board of Studies in Political and Public Administration (P.G.). He is the lesson writer for MA., Political Science and M.A. Public Administration courses of School of Distance Education, Andhra University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Osmania University and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University. He is also the Academic Counsellor for their P.G. programmes. He worked in two Major Research Projects. He had undertaken, on his own, two minor research projects and one major research project. He is the author of a book. He has so far contributed more than 70 research papers on Panchayati Raj, Urban Local Government, Rural Development, Voluntary Action and Indian Government and Politics. Some of them were published in standard academic journals and books (Indian and Foreign). He is the life member of five professional societies. He has participated in a number of national and international conferences, seminars, workshops and courses. Contents:- Foreword • Acknowledgments • List of Tables • Panchayati Raj in India: A Historical Perspective • Panchayati Raj At Work: The National Perspective • Panchayati Raj in Andhra Pradesh • Profile of the Study Areas • Organisational Structure, Powers and Functions of Panchyati Raj Institutions • Panchayati Raj Personnel • Financial Resources of Panchayati Raj Institutions • Perceptions on Panchayati Raj Institutions • Summary and Conclusions • Appendix I : Study Teams, Working Groups and Committees on Panchayati Raj • Appendix II : The Constitution (Seventy-Third) Amendment Act, 1992 • Appendix III : Important Provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 • Appendix IV : Elected Members of Zilla Parishads • Appendix V : Interview Schedules • Bibliography • Index. The Title 'Panchayati Raj in Action written/authored/edited by E.A. Narayana', published in the year 2008. The ISBN 9788178356785 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 338 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Political Science. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-