Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Rural Local Self Government in India Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Rural Local Self Government in India
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Module 1: Foundations of Rural Local Self-Government
- 1 Local self-government: meaning, features and importance
- 2 Historical Evolution- Ancient, Medieval Panchayats, Changes during British era
- 3 Post Independence- Various Committees and 73 rd Constitutional amendment act
Module 2: Structure and Organization of Panchayati Raj
- 1 The Three Tier structure- uniformity and certain deviations in some states
- 2 Significance and Role of Gram Sabha
- 3 PESA
Module 3: Powers, Functions and Finance
- 1 Administrative Functions
- 2 Financial resources- and Role of State Finance Commission
- 3 Role in rural development- implementation of schemes, service delivery
Module 4: Participation, Challenges and Reforms
- 1 Participation and Inclusion of women and other marginalized groups
- 2 Corruption and inefficiency- Lack of funds and capacity, Political interference and bureaucratic control
- 3 Reforms and Future of PRIs- e-Governance and digital Panchayats, Capacity building and training
Reference Books
- Bhide, Amita. "Urban local governance: Revisiting the fundamentals." Handbook of Decentralised Governance and Development in India. Routledge India, 2021. 249-263. Datta, Prabhat (2009). Decentrali, participation and governance. New Delhi: Kalpaz Publishing House Maheshwari S, 2000, Indian Administration, Orient Blackswan Publications. Monditoka A K (2010): Decentralized Governance in Tribal India: Negotiating Space between the State, Community and Civil Society, Cambridge Scholar, U K.
- Singh, R. and Surat Singh (eds), 2011, Local Democracy and Good Governance: Five Decades of Panchayati Raj, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi. Books in Marathi: महाराष्ट्रातील स्थानिक स्वराज्य संस्था (Marathi Edition) प्रा. र. घ. वराडकर , प्रा. सौ. राशििकर िंदा ए. (2018) Magazines and Journals:
- Das, Mamoni. "Panchayati Raj Institutions in India." Galore International Journal of Applied Sciences and Humanities 6, no. 2 (2022): 6–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20220402.
- Datta, P. K. (2019). Exploring the Dynamics of Deliberative Democracy in Rural India: Lessons from the Working of Gram Sabhas in India and Gram Sansads in West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Administration, 65(1), 117-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019556118814937
- Gangwar, S. (2023). "Role and struggle of women entrepreneurship in rural development in Panchayati Raj." Knowledgeable Research: A Multidisciplinary Journal 2, no. 1: 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.57067/kr.v2i1.130.
- Sharma, A. P. (2013, May). Empowering gram sabhas through social audit. Kurukshetra, 61(7), 16–20