Effective Leadership and People Participation towards Achieving all round Development–A Case of Odanthurai  Gram Panchayat in Tamilnadu

Dr. R. Chinnadurai

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Effective Leadership and People Participation towards Achieving all round Development–A Case of Odanthurai Gram Panchayat in Tamilnadu

Dr. R. Chinnadurai

Abstract :

Democratic Decentralization, Participatory Development and Planning at Grassroots Level are the vital areas of concerns of the present approach of poverty reduction and sustainable development in India. This case study documented some best practices of participatory planning and implementation at gram panchayat level. Odanthurai village panchayat of Karamadai block in Coimbatore district in Tamilnadu has been given in this article as a case of success in achieving all round development, based on its success in fulfilling basic needs, education development, provision of housing, technology transfer, production of electricity and coverage of beneficiaries under government development and welfare programmes for its people. It is a worth learning experience for understanding grass roots planning, people participation, effective leadership and transparent local administration.