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100			_aMishra, K.P.
245			_aParticipatory democracy through Gram Sabha in Madhya Pradesh
260			_c2009
300			_ap.801-12.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aGram 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.
650			_aPanchayat - India - Madhya pradesh
650			_aPanchayat
773			_aIndian Journal of Political Science
908			_aN
909			_a85037
999			_c85037 _d85037