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:
Course Objectives (CO)
Course |
Learning outcomes (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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Paper Code |
Paper Title |
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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 |
Evolution and the growth of the concept of Local Self-Government in a welfare state-Rural;
Significance of 73rd amendment
Organization of Rural Local Government - Structures: Gram Sabha-Powers and Functions
Organization of Rural Local Government - Structures: Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad-Composition, Powers and Functions
Control over Rural Local Government; Finances of Rural Local Government
Personnel of Rural Local Government - Village level worker, Secretary Panchayat;
Role of Collector