gram panchayat

People in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district have set up their own coal company and built an ecosystem for sustained resistance against corporate mining.

The potential of local governance in India remains largely untapped. Here’s how capacity building and reforms can help strengthen gram panchayats.

The Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to address groundwater depletion and encourage community-led water security plans. But it may not be taking into account a key component of water flows.

Forest Conservation Rules 2022 remove gram sabhas' consent as a requirement for forest land use. This hurts both forests and indigenous communities.

A day in the life of a grassroots activist who is on a mission to promote constitutional literacy, and ensure that education is accessible to all.

A day in the life of a panchayat head, who works with elected representatives to ensure sustainable development for their community during COVID-19.

In five questions, get an introduction to local government in India—what it is, its structure, functions, sources of funding, and some of the challenges it faces.

For India's Panchayati Raj system to be more effective, we need a new approach to training its three million elected representatives.

Moving beyond simply improving access to credit for women, the social capital of women's collectives can be leveraged for greater democratic participation.

Including labour payments for farm activities, from sowing to harvesting, in MGNREGA is unviable and detrimental to the programme.