Mishra, K.P. <br/><br/>
Participatory democracy through Gram Sabha in Madhya Pradesh 

 -  2009 
 - p.801-12. 
 - Jul-Sep 
<br/><br/> Gram Sabha characterised as an institution of direct democracy through which rural people participate in the decision-making process. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment accorded constitutional status to the Gram Sabha. In conformity with the Amendment Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam of M.P. enacted in 2001 that expanded the powers of Gram Sabha. The paper deals with the concept of participatory democracy, and role of Gram Sabha as an institution of people's participation. The powers and functions, economic and political bottlenecks in its way, and its interactions with the rural power structure in M.P. have been analysed in this paper. - Reproduced. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Panchayat - India - Madhya pradesh<br/>Panchayat