Power to the People? Case Studies on Decentralized Planning In West Bengal

Roy, M. N. and Ghosh, Dilip and Dutta, Priyanka and Bhattacharya, Debraj (2017) Power to the People? Case Studies on Decentralized Planning In West Bengal. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

Government has to utilize its resources in a planned manner for the wellbeing of the people, who as the principal, elect the government and authorise them to use the public resources as their agent for meeting their needs. Effective planning requires clear understanding of the diversity and importance of needs and aspirations of different sections of the people, assessment of status of development through evidences and analysis of relevant data, estimation of resources available and exploring possible alternatives in meeting the need of the people. At the local level, particularly at GP level in India including West Bengal, all the processes for planning like identification of the needs, process of consultation with the people, assessment of the status of progress on various dimensions of development based on evidences, information on availability of funds and its timing and freedom to use are faced with problems of various types.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Roy, M. N. and Ghosh, Dilip and Dutta, Priyanka and Bhattacharya, Debraj
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Decentralized Planning, West Bengal, Government Resource utilize
Subjects:	Social sciences > Political Science > Systems of governments & states Social sciences > Political Science > Relation of state to organized groups
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > Research Centre
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/4138
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