Local Government in India-I

Paper Code: 
Pol 514
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Local Government and politics in rural and urban India has appreciable salience and centrality in the processes of democratic decentralized governance. The course firstly intends to develop an elementary, historical and conceptual understanding of local government institutions and secondly generates familiarity with the issues of politics involved in managing socio-economic development through these institutions. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment is an important milestone in the movement towards greater rural local autonomy. This paper focuses on the conceptualization and working of rural local government in India.

The objectives of this course are to:

  1. Make learners familiarise with emergence and significance of decentralisation in Indian political system.
  2. Acquaint the students with the functioning and structure of local government in India.

                                                       Course Objectives (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

 

 

 

POL 514

 

 

 

 

 

Local Government in India-I

CO94: Able to analyze and understand the historical evolution of the Panchayati Raj system in India.

CO95: Analyze complex administrative set up in rural areas of India; apply independent judgment for analyzing  the problems in such set ups and discuss the rational decisions for conducting social enquiry in a wider theoretical, practical and policy context of Public governance.

CO96: Evaluate the requirement and significance of Constitutional Provisions.

CO97: Develop a sense of inquiry and capability for asking relevant and intelligent questions and develop problem solving abilities in local affairs.

Approach in teaching

 

Lecture, Power point presentations ,Classroom discussions and Virtual Displays

 

Feedback  through class discussions

 

Pictorial presentations through  Power point  and other virtual tools

 

Class discussions through presentations and case studies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

Online Quiz

 

 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Evolution and the growth of the concept of Local Self-Government in a welfare state-Rural;

 Significance of 73rd amendment

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Organization of Rural Local Government - Structures: Gram Sabha-Powers and Functions

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Organization of Rural Local Government - Structures: Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad-Composition, Powers and Functions

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Control over Rural Local Government; Finances of Rural Local Government

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Personnel of Rural Local Government - Village level worker, Secretary Panchayat;

Role of Collector

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Bhagwan ,V. & Bhushan ,V. ,(2010), Public Administration, New Delhi, S Chand
  • Maheshwari,S ,(2009), Local Government in India, Agra,Lakshmi Narain Agarwal
  • Sudhakar,V, (2002),New Panchayati Raj System: Local Self-Government Community Development, Jaipur, Mangal Deep Publications

 

 

References: 
  • Chaturvedi,T N, (2001),Panchayati Raj,  New Delhi , Indian Institute of Public Administration,
  • Sanyal,B M, (2001), India: Decentralised Planning, Themes And Issues,New Delhi, Concept Publishers
  • Singh,J L,(2005),Women and Panchayati Raj, New Delhi, Sunrise Publication

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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