Decentralisation and Issues in Self Governance in Tribal Areas of South Gujarat

Ratnawali Sinha ()

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Abstract: To examine the functioning of Gram Sabha and participation of tribal communities therein to asses the status of self governance under the “Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996†in the selected tribal area of South Gujarat. The study revealed that Gram Sabhas are not functioning with their full potential as per devised in the Central Act. [WP No. 4].

Keywords: Gujarat; tribal; HUMAN; Gram sabhas; governance; panchayats; communities; panchayat; PESA; act; south (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-11
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