ROLE OF GRAM PANCHAYAT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A MICRO STUDY ON PURULIA DISTRICTOF WEST BENGAL

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Nakul Chandra Das

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Rural development has been engaging the attention of the Indian leadership even before Independence. The goals of development in general· and rural development in particular have been enshrined in the constitution and Five Year Plans.The constitution has laid down the goal in terms of building a socialist, secular and democratic society. In order to realise these goals it became necessary to devise institutional mechanisms, mobilise resources (both human & material) and transform existing institutional structures and value patterns with a view to build a


new social and economic order based on the values of equality, freedom and justice.The role of panchayat Raj institution as instrument of rural reconstruction and- development needs no emphasis. They have been recognized with under powers and financial resources not merely as institution of political participation but institution of social and economic development. It is a commonly held view that local development administration is married to such institution. It is not an end in itself:- it is  means of rural development. Research paper based on primary and secondary data. The research article examine the performance of Panchayat Raj system in rural development and the impact of different programmes implemented by Panchayat Raj institution in Purulia District. This article also study about identify problems  and recommendation of villages of this district in implementing rural development programmes.


 

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Nakul Chandra Das. (2024). ROLE OF GRAM PANCHAYAT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A MICRO STUDY ON PURULIA DISTRICTOF WEST BENGAL. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, 5(1), 25–37. https://doi.org/10.59364/ijhesm.v5i1.269
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