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100			_aThomas, Vineeth _917456
245			_aPeople’s Participation in Rural Development: Challenges and Prospects
260			_aBihar Journal of Public Administration
300			_a16(2), July-Dec. 2019. p. 177-185
520			_aPeople’s participation has been widely used in the discourse of development and public administration for last few decades and it has become a worldwide phenomenon. India with its major population living in the rural area, the concept and practice of peoples’ participation in rural development and public administration is a matter of prime importance. But the dilemma lies in the fact that rural people participate inadequately in the entire policy process, as regards to rural development and local governance. In this context, the present article examines the concept of people’s participation, underlines the inhibiting factors, particularly in rural India and suggestions to overcome the obstacles in the way of people’s participation. - Reproduced
650			_aPeople’s Participation - India _917453
650			_aPublic Policy - India _917454
650			_aNGOs. _917455
773			_aBihar Journal of Public Administration
906			_aRURAL DEVELOPMENT - INDIA
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