Grassroots planning and local governance in India: policy initiatives and people's participation/ 
edited by D. Sundar Ram. 
 - New Delhi:  Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India,   2010. 
 - xxx, 394 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-388) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Grassroots Democratic Institutions<br/>in India: Action Plan for Decentralised Planning<br/>D. Sundar Ram<br/>1. Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Good<br/>Governance and Welfare Delivery: Nation's<br/>Focus on Grassroots Planning and People's<br/>Participation<br/>A.N. Tiwari<br/>2. Space Technology Applications for Rural<br/>Development in India<br/>Dr. G. Madhavan Nair<br/>3. Grassroots Level Planning in India:<br/>Need for Strategy for Sustainable Development<br/>Dr. S.S. Meenakshi Sundaram, IAS (Retd.)<br/>4. Inclusive Growth in India: Agenda for<br/>New Government<br/>Dr. Mohan Dharia<br/>5. Fiscal Devolution to Rural Local Bodies:<br/>An Orissa Perspective<br/>KarunakarPatnaik, IAS (Retd.)<br/>6. National Rural Employment Guarantee<br/>Scheme (NREGS) in India: Costly and<br/>Corrupting Welfarism<br/>Dr. T.H. Chowdary<br/>7. Institutional Support and iTamework for<br/>Decentralised Governance and Local<br/>Governments in India<br/>Venkatarao Ghorpade<br/>8. Globalisation, Local Democracy and Inclusive<br/>Governance: Initiatives ami Outcomes in India<br/>S.N. Sangita and T.K. Jyothi<br/>9. Grassroots Governance and People's Participation<br/>at Work after Implementation of PESA:<br/>Evidences from Tribal Regions of Madhya Pradesh,<br/>Rajasthan and Gujarat States<br/>Dr. Yatlndra Singh Sisodia<br/>10. District Planning Committees and Grassroots<br/>Level Planning: Some Issues with Reference to<br/>Karnataka State<br/>Dr. M. Devendra Babu<br/>11. Panchayati Raj in Haryana: A Stiategy for<br/>Effective Functioning in Delivery of Services<br/>Dr. RajvirS. Dhaka<br/>12. l^ural Governance for Inclusive Growth:<br/>The Indian Experience<br/>N. Sivanna<br/>13. Role Performance of Grassroots Leaders in<br/>Andhra Pradesh: A Study<br/>V. Suresh and B. Krishnamurthy<br/>14. Participatory Institutions and People's Practices<br/>in India: An Analysis of Decentralisation<br/>Experiences in Kerala State<br/>K. Rajesh<br/>15. Local-Governance in Scheduled Areas:<br/>A Study of Andhra Pradesh<br/>M. Arun Kumar<br/>16. Empowering Women: Some Aspects of the<br/>Karnataka Experience<br/>Dr. K. Subha and Dr. B.S. Bhargava<br/>17. Equality witliout Reservations;<br/>It's Feasibility for Indian Women<br/>Dr. A. Rizwana<br/>18. Creating the Social Base for Self-Governance<br/>in India: Panchayati Raj Institutions and the Seva<br/>Mandir Experience<br/>Neelima Khetan<br/>19. Village Council: An Institution of Grassroots<br/>Level Administration in Mizoram<br/>J. Zahluna<br/>20. Interventions for Women Empovvernient in India:<br/>A Study in Gujarat State<br/>P. ArjunRao and A.V. Yadappanavar<br/>21. Decentralised Planning in India:<br/>TheHaryana Experience<br/>Ranbir Singh<br/>22. Democratic Decentralisation and Delivering<br/>Good Governance in India: Expectations from<br/>the People at the Grassroots<br/>D. Sundar Ram 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788184572414 8184572417 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local government--India<br/>Panchayat--India<br/>Rural development--India
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Politics and government
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.854   / RAM/G