Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Trial and Trumpets of the Rural Panchayat

Dr. S. Rajalakshmi

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India will be rich if the villages of India are rich. Panchayat Raj has been said to emace a totality of ideas such as a. local self government, and agency of government, a development mechanism and so on. Panchayati Raj leadership can play an important role in the interaction between tradition and modernity and also as an educative role in rural development. The commitment, dedication and involvement of elected leaders can play a vital role in educating the rural mass because the majority of the people are illiterate and are ignorant about their welfare should be given greater power Leadership has a pivotal role in the working of Panchayati Raj institutions. They are the ‘eyes’ and ‘ears’ of the rural people. It is the uppermost responsibility of every leader to work for the welfare of the people. Leadership should have the capacity to influence people to cooperate towards common end and also to create conditions of collective response “Leadership play an important role in shaping the socio–economic and political structure of any society”. (Varma etal,2006).  Hence the present study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the work carried out by the panchayat president. The data was carried out by the panchayat president. The data was collected through personal visit and field study. The investigator established the rapport at odanthurai panchayat and approached president and conducted interview. The evidence obtained from panchayat records, boards displayed at work sites. A case study method was adopted. The investigator visited odanthurai panchyats from 1999 till date.

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Dr. S. Rajalakshmi Trial and Trumpets of the Rural Panchayat International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 9 September 2014

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