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Explain the salient features of Panchayati Raj Act.
(1) We have adopted the Panchayati Raj institutions for achieving democratic decentralisation. Panchayats are constituted at the village intermediate and district levels. Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all persons living in the village. Gram Sabha is considered as the soul of Panchayati Raj. The chairperson of the Panchayat of the village level is elected by the voters of the Panchayat.
(2) In every panchayat, seats are reserved for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in proportion to their population in the panchayat area. The duration of the panchayat is five years.
(3) Panchayats have been given the power and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self-government. There are two major areas which have been identified for this purpose:
(i) The preparation of plans for economic development.
(ii) The implementation of scheme for economic development and social justice.
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Interest groups are part and parcel of a functioning democracy. Discuss.
Read the snippets from the debates held in the Constituent Assembly. Identify the interest groups. Discuss what kind of interest groups exist in the contemporary India. How do they functions?
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Read the above snippets of the debates carefully. Discuss how different concerns were being expressed and debated. How relevant are these issue today?
Discuss constitutional norms and social justice in about 250 -300 words.
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Why is it useful to understand difference between law and justice? How does interpretation to laws aid social justice in India?
Create a ‘Phad’ or a scroll with your own mandate when standing for school election. (This could be done in small groups of 5, like of 5, like a Panchayat).
Have you heard of Bal Panchayat and Mazdoor Kissan Sanghathan? If not, find out and write a note about them in about 200 words.
The 73rd amendment has been monumental in bringing a voice in the people in the village. Discuss.
Discuss the responsibility of Panchayats.
Write an essay on the ways that the Indian constitution touches people’s everyday life, drawing upon different examples.
The sources of all political power in India lies with:
What was the exact constitutional status of the Indian Republic on January 26, 1950?
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