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Gram Sabha and Social Audit
The financial year 2009-2010 was declared the ‘year of the gram sabha’ to help focus on this vital subject. But, the concept is yet to become meaningful. Attendance remains poor and quora are lacking....
Panchayat and Disaster Management
There is an urgent need for a shift from a risk mitigation cum relief-centric approach in disaster management. The panchayat is uniquely equipped to deal with disasters on a sustainable basis.
Saakshar Bharat and the Panchayat
The National Literacy Mission has set itself a target to make 70 million adults literate for the 12th Five Year Plan. If full literacy is achieved PRIs can see improved performance through increased p...
New Leadership: the Panchayat and Women
Panchayati Raj has attracted women to politics in large numbers, particularly from the scheduled castes and tribes, many of whom are first-timers. Success at the grassroots level has given women eloqu...
The Panchayat and Women’s Empowerment
Women have had a long history of being discriminated against and exploited in Indian society. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment introduced measures to reverse these indignities. Yet, there remains str...
The E-panchayat and Rural India
The E-panchayat project holds great promise for rural India as it aims to transform panchayati raj institutions into symbols of modernity, transparency and efficiency.
E-enablement of the Panchayat
The pace of adoption of e-applications varies across states due to inadequate infrastructure, manpower and capacity of the panchayat functionaries. Nevertheless, the ease in providing services to ordi...
E-governance for Mewat
E-governance and digitisation in Panchayati Raj institutions have a lot of potential in India, and can be successfully used to check corruption at the rural level. However, in places with low literacy...
Chandauli : Digitising a Minority Village
Facilities given for digitisation of the panchayat has made it possible for the Digital Empowerment Foundation to empower the residents of Chandauli village in Alwar district with computer skills, des...
E-governance in Maharashtra
Notwithstanding the most comprehensive E-governance policy in India, Maharashtra faces several roadblocks to full digitisation. Power outages, cable thefts, and an ambiguous position as regards comput...