00858pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001300040245004000053260000900093300001400102362001100116520047300127650003000600650002200630650001400652773003400666180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMahi Pal  aPanchayati raj and rural governance  c2004  ap.137-43.  a10 Jan  aOne of the objectives of the 73rd Amendment was to give certainty, continuity and strength to the panchayats. The experiences of the functioning of the panchayats reveal that while elections have been held regularly, barring a few states, the states have been slow in devolving power to the panchayat bodies. What should be the future line of action for further deepening grass roots democracy to bring about socio-economic transformation in rural India? - Reproduced.  aRural development - India  aPanchayat - India  aPanchayat  aEconomic and Political Weekly