01378pab a2200205 454500 180718b2015 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Thottunkel, Alex K. Information communication technology based reforms in office procedure with reference to the Gram panchayats of Kerala 2015 p.83-93. Jan-Mar The beneficial impact of computerisation is felt in all the: tasks that contribute to the process of decision making in the panchayats. Computerisation is not only benefiting the administration and the citizens but is also improving the democratisation of the decision making process. Panchayats, the grassroots democratic institutions, provide a range of services varying from public works to welfare and development programmes. In the operational perspective behind every service deliverable exists a process of decision making. For the analysis and synthesis of information suitable enough to make a valid decision, information has to flow through a sequence of steps for its verification, validation and authorisation. - Reproduced. Communication technology Information technology Panchayat - India - Kerala Panchayat Kuppathanath, Sibi Varghese Indian Journal of Public Administration 108589 108584 108584 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 61, Issue no: 1 AR109049 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR