Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions in North East -Assam

Objectives:

• The study tried to seek answers to the following points based on the question of Local Governance
• The degree of institutional response to local needs for economic growth, social opportunities and human development.
• The Ability of the institutions to address issues of deprivation and the needs of the marginalized
• Accountability of decision makers to the community

Geographical Spread:

Key areas/components:

• Comparative study of the two districts on:
• Village level Institutions
• Decision making processes
• Status of women and children
• The issues of deprived section
• Socio-economic and environment issues
• Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Common Properly Resources
• Quality of life indices.

Key outputs:

• Status Reports on
• Panchayati Raj in Assam, its functions and Decision-making
• Status of Zila Parishads, Gaon Panchayats, Anchalik Panchayats
• Village specific findings and problems

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