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100			_aBagchi, Kanak Kanti
245			_aFinances of panchayats in West Bengal - New areas of resource mobilisation
260			_c2004
300			_ap.777-791.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act has entrusted Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) with wide-ranging responsibilities. Discharging these responsibilities requires an adequate resource base. But even prior to this amendment, financial resources of the panchayat bodies were not strong enough to implement the functions they were expected to perform. They are heavily dependent on the grants from state governments. The taxation powers given to PRIs are wide but doubts have been raised whether they fully utilise these powers in an effective manner. Panchayats at all the three levels are found to be reluctant to impsoe taxes due to various reasons. Before the 73rd Constitutional amendment Act, panchayats survived mostly on government grants and they have performed agency functions only. This article makes an attempt to review the lacuna in the existing system of collection of revenues by PRIs in West Bengal and suggests measures to rectify the loopholes. Further, it focuses on some newer sources of revenue, which could possibly be utilised by the PRIs with political will. - Reproduced.
650			_aPanchayat - India - West Bengal
650			_aPanchayat
700			_aGhosh, Tapan Kumar
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a63084
999			_c63084 _d63084