Panchayati Raj and Women Leadership in India by Dr. G.D. Bhatt
Panchayati Raj and Women Leadership in India by Dr. G.D. Bhatt
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act provides constitutional recognition to Panchayati Raj as a tier of federation. As a result, the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) today have more potential and power than before and in some parts of India, they have become viable political power in their own right. What makes them effective and how they vary from one region to another are issues of importance in the context of Indian democratic system and social change. The present book deals with the study and findings of such issues in India with special reference to Sikkim.
India is a large country with diverse socio-economic conditions prevailing in different states. There are also considerable variations in the rural power structure in different states. As such, the factors influencing the demand for active political participation of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) also vary widely from one state to another. Therefore, it demands frequent exploration of women leadership in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). Exhaustive attempts have been made to explore the role of women in this book. It is hoped that this comprehensive volume will be of immense importance to researchers, planners and policy makers.
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Indo-Soviet Relations and Indian Public Opinion.
INDO-SOVIET RELATIONS AND INDIAN PUBLIC OPINION by Dr. G. D. Bhatt
This volume of the book covers the events that were influencing the course of Indo-Soviet relations. The ultimate aim of the study was to provide answers to some important questions regarding Indo-Soviet close proximity. The author concludes that equidistance was neither possible nor desirable and Indo-Soviet relations were not based on mere sentiments but were the natural culmination of our peculiar historical circumstances, economic, strategic and diplomatic compulsions.
In concrete terms, this study would enrich the field of international politics as well as Political Science.
Municipal Administration in Uttar Pradesh.
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION IN UTTAR PRADESH – A CASE STUDY by Dr. G. D. Bhatt
The book in the existing context empirically examines the Municipal Administration in Uttar Pradesh. On the basis of his findings the author arrives at the conclusion that government is burdening the municipal bodies in Uttar Pradesh with increasing responsibilities without matching support in the form of expansion in staff and other facilities. He has marshaled statistical data to support his contention. Recruitment rules are not satisfactory; training is conspicuous by its absence; absence of a rational pattern of pay-scales; unsatisfactory provision of fringe benefits; municipal finances are just not enough to enable the urban bodies to perform nation-building activities properly and make out towns ideal and worth living and the government has not adopted a modern code of grants-in-aid.
The author has asserted that this is the condition of more or less all municipalities in Uttar Pradesh and that he has cited the example of Pithoragarh as sample. It is therefore, calls for a rethinking for the development and modernization of municipal administration in India.
The students of municipal administration would find this book of considerable interest.
Rural Development Programmes in India: An Evaluation of Integrated Rural Development Programme.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA- AN EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME by Dr. G. D. Bhatt
The book in the existing context empirically evaluates, Integrated Rural Development Programme and also examines the important Rural Development Programmes in India viz; IRDP, TRYSEM, NREP, RLEGP, Drought Prone Areas Programme, DWCRA and Jawahar Rozgar Yojana etc.
The main conclusions emerging out from the study are: some beneficiaries were undoubtedly benefited from the schemes and were also able to improve their economic and social conditions as a result thereof but these beneficiaries belonged to that category of people, whose economic status was already better than many other people who really deserved to be covered under these schemes; the selection of the beneficiaries was not made strictly in accordance with the criteria and guidelines laid down by the Government in this regard; majority of the beneficiary households have received benefits from different schemes only after approaching Patwaries and Village Development Officers/Panchayat Adhikaries; the assistance provided to selected beneficiaries was inadequate; the beneficiaries were facing problems in regard to the purchase of inputs and a quick disposal of their products under the existing market mechanism; the arrangements for coordination of work between different agencies functioning were not adequate and effective; adequate arrangements for providing infrastructural support in term of fodder, health care, marketing arrangements were some of the important flaws in the implementation of IRDP; administrative malpractices and other defects were cropping up only due to ignorance of the rural poor; lack of people’s participation at different stages of the formation and execution of the programmes was the main problem of coordination between people and different agencies at work; and the local bureaucracy failed to inspire people’s cooperation due to its rigid approach, conservatism and lack of developmental attitude.
In addition to this, certain other important facts have also come to light. These are: only 32.5 per cent beneficiary households crossed the poverty line; 79.5 per cent of the sample beneficiaries had repaid the bank loans and the district administration had used IRDP as a tool of achieving the family planning targets fixed for respective districts.
The study will be of immense value to researchers, planners and policy makers.
Emerging Leadership Pattern in Rural India : An Empirical Study.
Emerging Leadership Pattern in Rural India: An Empirical Study by Dr. G. D. Bhatt
The book in the existing context empirically examines the institutional leaders under the three tier system of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). It deals with the socio-economic roots of the rural bodies at all the three tiers as a backdrop to their emergence; the awareness and knowledgeability of the rural leaders relating to various problems and their socio-economic values.
The main conclusions emerging from the study are: There is a clear shift in the traditional pattern of power structure in the rural areas under investigation as far as age as an important variable of power position is concerned: There is a correlation between leadership and numerical strength of various castes in the population; the caste is no longer a decisive determinant of rural leadership in the lower tier of the Panchayati Raj system, but in higher tiers caste still plays a dominant role; the power structure of rural society has started attracting people having a goods educational background; the economic status continues to be an important factor in rural leadership at the higher tiers of the Panchayati Raj Institutions; membership of the political parties has become instrumental in obtaining positions of power in Zilla Parishad and Kshetra Samities, the quality of leadership at the Panchayati Raj Institutions under investigation is by and large good as far as the knowledgeability and awareness of leaders are concerned and to some extent the tradition-bound community of rural India is moving towards modernization.
This study will be of immense value to researchers, planners and policy makers and therefore, calls for a rethinking about the development of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India.
Empowerment and Status of Rural Women: A Central Himalayan Perspective.
EMPOWERMENT AND STATUS OF RURAL WOMEN- A Central Himalayan Perspective by Dr. G. D. Bhatt
For women, empowerment is the restructuring of gender relations within both family and society at large and it is society’s recognition of women’s equality with men in terms of their worth to society as independent persons. Self image, that is, the realization of one’s capabilities and the potential and confidence to take action in one’s life, are the components of empowerment. Empowerment requires transformation of structures of subordination through radical changes in law, property right and other institutions that reinforce and perpetuate male domination. In other words the process of challenging existing power relations, and of gaining greater control over the sources of power may be termed empowerment.
There are many factors contributing to status such as, age, occupation, education, income, freedom of expression and action in personal, domestic and social field, etc. in Pure sociological terms, status does not imply any rank of hierarchy but denotes only a position in relation to others in terms of rights and obligations, superiority or inferiority in particular social structure in terms of power and privileges. Each status position denotes a set of expectations and obligations associated with it. While studying the status of women, one has to keep in mind her position in family as well as in wider society, because these two factors determine her status in general. In this background, the present study analyses the empowerment and status of rural women in central Himalayas.
This study will be of immense value to researchers, planners and policy makers.
Educational Development of Scheduled Castes.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULED CASTES by Dr. G. D. Bhatt
The Government of India has taken a number of steps to strengthen the educational base of the Scheduled Castes. But the Scheduled Castes still have to go a long way to come up to the level of other communities in the filed of educational development. In this context, the book includes the followings: