he beauty of the gram sabha — the lowest wrung of governance — according to social activist and reformer Anna Hazare, is that it never changes, unlike the Lok Sabha. The reason is that the gram sabha is the people themselves.
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As per the 11th Schedule of the Constitution, 29 subjects are to be devolved to panchayats. These include agriculture, land reforms, housing, rural electrification, education, health centres, and the public distribution system. Similarly, Article 243 G empowers states to give panchayats powers to levy taxes. But unlike the state list and Union list, the list for panchayats is one that is subject to the whims of the state governments.
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All 29 subjects have been transferred to panchayats only in Karnataka and Kerala while in Maharashtra, funds functions and functionaries have been transferred in 18 subjects. In Bengal, all three Fs have been transferred in 12 subjects. The figure is 10 in both Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. In all the other states the transfer is yet to take place.
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Trust — between the Centre and states and between the states and panchayats — is what panchayati raj needs most of all if it has to achieve its pot
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As per the 11th Schedule of the Constitution, 29 subjects are to be devolved to panchayats. These include agriculture, land reforms, housing, rural electrification, education, health centres, and the public distribution system. Similarly, Article 243 G empowers states to give panchayats powers to levy taxes. But unlike the state list and Union list, the list for panchayats is one that is subject to the whims of the state governments.
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All 29 subjects have been transferred to panchayats only in Karnataka and Kerala while in Maharashtra, funds functions and functionaries have been transferred in 18 subjects. In Bengal, all three Fs have been transferred in 12 subjects. The figure is 10 in both Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. In all the other states the transfer is yet to take place.
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Trust — between the Centre and states and between the states and panchayats — is what panchayati raj needs most of all if it has to achieve its pot
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