01045pab a2200193 454500 180718b2003 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Sharma, Ashok Developing accountable local leadership through citizens voice: An experience of Gram Sabha in an Indian state 2003 p.749-766. Oct-Dec People's response towards the institution of gram sabha has been lukewarm and sometimes even apathetic. This article is based on a field study aimed at assessing the effectiveness and working of gram sabhas. The low participation in the activities of this institution arises from a lack of faith in the elected and government official who run them. Based on the inferences drawn from the study a number of suggestions have been made to make gram sabha a powerful and vibrant institution. - Reproduced. Leadership - India Panchayat - India Panchayat Indian Journal of Public Administration N 61582 61582 61582 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 49, Issue no: 4 AR62032 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR