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The committee recommended the establishment of the scheme of ‘democratic decentralization’, which finally came to be known as Panchayati Raj. This led to the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system: Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level.
It was established in 1936 and is the official journal of the Rural Sociological Society. It is published by John Wiley & Sons and the editor-in-chief is Carol J. Ward (Brigham Young University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 4.078, ranking it 17th out of 149 journals in the category ...
The committee submitted its report on 24 November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralisation' which finally came to be known as Panchayati Raj. The main aim of Panchayat raj system is to settle the local problems locally and to make the people politically conscious.
The committee submitted its report in 1958, recommending a three-tier structure consisting of a Zila Parishad at the district level, a Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and a Gram Panchayat at the village level. The next major change in the panchayat system of India came with the passage of the Panchayati Raj Act (73rd Amendment) in 1992.
At the village level, Panchayat Raj institutions are commonly referred to as gram panchayats in most states. These gram panchayats or village panchayats are responsible for the administration and governance of rural areas at the grassroots level. The block or tehsil level Panchayat Raj institutions are known by different names in different states.
Gram Panchayat (transl. 'village council') is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of a village or group of villages. The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people.
The role of PRIs was further reinforced with the local self-government at the village level called the ‘Village Panchayats’ as the sole implementing authority. In 2001, it was merged with SGRY. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On 25 September 2001 to converge employment generation, infrastructure development and food security in rural areas, the government ...
It was established in 1960 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the European Society for Rural Sociology. According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 1.022, ranking it 54th out of 137 journals in the category "Sociology".