Abstract:Panchayati Raj expresses that the word Panchayat is derived from Sanskrit word 'Panch' and Ayatnam. The person who form a body of five persons to arbitrate upon a dispute and dispense justice and were called 'Panches'. The villages consider them as the representatives of God. Panchayati Raj bodies have been working as genuine and effective democratic decentralized institutions, provide ample of opportunities, to a large number of rural masses to take genuine and effective participation in the development and i… Show more
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