Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Gram Panchayat and Its Functioning Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Gram Panchayat and its Functioning
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Module 1: Gram Panchayat
- 1 Introduction and Background of Gram Panchayat
- 2 Provisions in Bombay Gram Panchayat Act-1958
- 3 Establishment of Gram Panchayat
- 4 Structure of Gram Panchayat
- 5 Gram Sabha
Module 2: Gram Panchayat and its Functioning
- 1 Various bodies/ Committees of Gram Panchayat
- 2 Gramsevak and its functions
- 3 Income sources of Gram Panchayat
- 4 Functions of Gram Panchayat
Text Books
- 1 Panchayat Raj · Written by: M.K. Gandhi · Compiled by: R.K. Prabhu · First Edition: February 1959 ·
- 2 Panchayat Raj · Publication: Future Publication · Author: Mahesh Gharge , Ganesh Khatade · Edition: 4th 2024
- 3 Politics of Rural Development: C.N. Roy1994
- 4 Mumbai Gram Panchayat Act-1958
Reference Books
- 1 Amitav Mukherjee ed. Decentralization: Panchayat Raj in the Nineties, Vikas, New Delhi 1994 Amitav Mukherjee ed. Decentralization: Panchayat Raj in the Nineties, Vikas, New Delhi 1994.
- 2 Social economic and political development in India: V.S. Mahajan 1991.
- 3 Politics of Rural Development: C.N. Roy1994
- 4 Mumbai Gram Panchayat Act-1958