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100			_aMander, Harsh
245			_aTowards direct democracy: the legal empowerment of Gram Sabha
260			_c1999
300			_ap.2-13
362			_aOct
520			_aThe 73rd Constitutional Aamendment in 1993 for the first time created a statutory imperative for the establishment of legally empowered Gram Sabhas in India. Most state legislatures accordingly provided for the establishment of Gram Sabhas, but the statutes remained vague and half hearted about procedures and powers, and in the absence of political mobilisation and awareness about the potential of Gram Sabhas, they have for the most part remained dysfunctional and unempowered instructions. - Reproduced
650			_aRural development
650			_aPanchayat
773			_aKurukshetra
909			_a42614
999			_c42614 _d42614