Developing Gram Panchayats in a Backward District: A Scoping Study on Gaya, Bihar

Ghosh, Dilip and Sarkar, Nirmalya and Choudhary, Ganesh and Bhattacharya, Debraj and Ahmad, Imtiyaz and Roy, Piyali Developing Gram Panchayats in a Backward District: A Scoping Study on Gaya, Bihar. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

The earliest village republics of India can be traced back to areas which are now in the state of Bihar. The colonial intervention significantly altered the village communities in India and therefore Bihar as well and created a new form of local governance system following the Mayo Resolution of 1870. In 1885 the Bengal Local Self Government Act created district boards and local boards at the district and sub-divisional levels. In 1922 The Bihar and Orissa Village Administration Act created fully elected union boards and also a few elected Panchayats. After independence the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act of 1947 was enacted. By 1957 a total of 7,670 Panchayats were in place in the state. The Bihar Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Panchayat Act of 1961 created the Block and Zilla Panchayats. By 1970 all three tiers of the Panchayats were operational in the state. Following the Ashok Mehta Committee report in 1978 elections were held to the panchayats.

Item Type: Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors: Ghosh, Dilip and Sarkar, Nirmalya and Choudhary, Ganesh and Bhattacharya, Debraj and Ahmad, Imtiyaz and Roy, Piyali
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English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gram Panchayats, Backward District, Study on Gaya, Bihar
Subjects: Social sciences > Political Science > Systems of governments & states
History & geography
Divisions: Azim Premji University > Research Centre
Full Text Status: Public
URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/4123
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