Short Note on Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report In 1957, the Balawant Rai Meheta Committee recommended for the introduction of three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India. Following the recommendations of this committee report the then government of India and the State Governments too took different measures to strengthen the Panchayati-raj system existing at that time. … Read more
The Importance of Local Self Government in India The success of democracy depends on the decentralization of power. Through this system of local self-government, people can obtain their democratic rights. Through this system, power can be properly decentralized and every individual can get the scope to develop his or her personality fully and properly. The … Read more
Answer : Local self-government means local or regional government. It is a part of the State or national government. It works on those subjects only which are related with the interest of the local people. It is not always possible for the Central and the State Governments to look after the main and urgent necessities … Read more
Democratic Decentralization Democratic decentralization is a political concept. Through democratic decentralization process power is spreaded from the top to bottom. The aim of such decentralization is to expand the field of authority and specialization and to enable the people to make more and more participation in politics and administrative affairs. To achieve these objectives, new … Read more
Composition, Functions and Sources of Revenue of West Bengal Zilla Pari Like the other states of India, West Bengal too has developed the rural Self-Government Institution, better known as the Panchayat system. The first Panchayat Law was enacted in 1957 to build a strong and well organized rural self- government institution following which a two-tier system … Read more
Economic reforms refers to the changes introduced by the Government to bring an improvement in the economy of the country. Economic reforms refers to the introduction of innovative policies such as eliminating the market barriers, encouraging economic participation from private sector, reducing the fiscal deficit, increasing exports and reducing imports, etc. for increasing the growth rate of the … Read more
Organization, Power and Functions of Panchayat Samity in West Bengal According to the West Bengal Panchayat Act of 1973 the Panchayat Samiti is the second layer of the three-tier Panchayat system. In fact, the Panchayat Samiti is the successor of the former Anchalik Parishad at the block level as per 1963 Panchayat Act. However, according … Read more
Panchayat Raj System In West Bengal The Panchayati Raj System is the most successful scheme in the State of West Bengal. The very concept of Panchayati Raj have inspired the rural people to take more active role in village administration which is the real object of the very concept of democratic decentralization. The old conception … Read more
Story of Dhruv – Mythological Tales of Lord Vishnu King Uttanpad had two queens. Suniti was the elder queen. She had a son named Dhruv. Suruchi was the younger queen and she was the king’s favourite. Uttam was her son. One day as Uttam was sitting in the King’s lap Dhruv also came there. He … Read more
Nana Patekar and Mahesh Manjrekar’s ‘Nation First’ Coming Soon Who doesn’t like to see hit pairs coming together to regale and entertain? And when one says hit pair, do not get the idea that we are talking about the chemistry between the lead actors, namely the hero and heroine, of a film. This hit … Read more