00977pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001900040245004400059260000900103300001300112362001200125520055600137650003600693650001400729700003200743773004400775180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDatta, Prabhat  aParticipatory rural governance in India  c2000  ap.38-49.  aJan-Mar  aProbing participatory rural governance in India through the institution of Gram Sabhas, the basic unit, the authors first examine its structure, nature, and evolution. Imparting focus on West Bengal's Gram Sansad, they make a comparative assessment on its efficacy vis-a-vis Gram Sabhas in other states. Concentrating on enhancing people's participation, they give some weightage to West Bengal experience and conclude by prescribing certain measures which need to be implemented to obtain the desired advantage of people's participation. - Reproduced  aPanchayat - India - West Bengal  aPanchayat  aBhattacharyya Sen, Panchali  aIndian Journal of Public Administration