00978pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001700040245008000057260000900137300001500146362001200161520052000173650003800693650003100731650001400762773004400776180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMandal, Amal  aGovernance at grassroots: Operation of Gram Sabha in Kerala and West Bengal  c2015  ap.303-318.  aApr-Jun  aBased on analytical investigation, this article reflects on the extent, nature and process of Gram Sabha in Kerala and West Bengal. Its main focus revolves around the interest evinced by the members concerned and the process and its impact. The central postulate is that despite conducive conditions and objective ambience, the operational experience of Gram Sabhas in the two states evinces that this grassroots institution is yet to culminate into one assembly of the villagers and for the villages. - Reproduced.  aPanchayat - India  -  West Bengal  aPanchayat - India - Kerala  aPanchayat  aIndian Journal of Public Administration