Local Self Government including Panchayat Administration

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Description
Governance is considered as the exercise of political and administrative authority at all levels to manage a country's affairs. On the other hand, local self-government, a multi-dimensional concept, is a shape of democratic decentralization wherein the participation of even the grassroot degree of the society is ensured withinside the system of administration. The 73 and 74th Amendment have played a pivotal role in development of local self-government in panchayat and municipality areas. This book has lucidly explained the administrative and legal aspects of local self-government system and panchayat administration in India. The book contains the history and evolution of local self-government in India. The authors have discussed about different political theories on the basis of which local self-government system has developed. The development of socio-philosophical concept of swaraj and swarajya has been discussed in this book. The authors have also incorporated important committee reports and recommendations on development of local self government and Panchayati Raj system in India. This book also contains constitutional aspects of local self-government in India. Constitutional provisions related to Panchayats and Municipalities are lucidly explained. Local self-government in urban areas and rural areas are discussed separately in lucid manner.  
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Contents
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 1 : Swaraj and Swarajya: A Socio-Philosophical Concept
Chapter 1 : panchayat Raj After Independence: Different committee reports
Chapter 1 : Local self-Government: Constitutional Framework
Chapter 1 : Local Self Government: Urban Areas in India
Chapter 1 : Panchayat Raj Administrations: Indian Perspective
Chapter 1 : The Panchayats (Extension to the scheduled Areas), Act 1996: A Legal Discourse
Chapter 1 : Local Self Government: Relation between central, State and Local Authorities
Chapter 1 : Local Self Government: Judicial Decisions
Chapter 1 : Local Self Government: Recent Trends
Glossary
Legal Maxims
Multiple Choice Questions
Subject Index
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Author Details
Rakesh Kumar Singh, B.com (Hons) LL.M., Ph.D. (Law), Associate Professor
Souvik Dhar, LL.M., Assistant Professor (UGC-NET & WE-SET Qualified)