In this report on Local Governance, the Administrative Reforms Commission
has examined in detail the issues relating to rural and urban local governance
in India with a special focus on the need for real democratic decentralisation
in the country in order to usher in genuine grass roots democracy as envisaged
by the founding fathers of our republic and as now specifically mandated by our
Constitution. The Report examines these issues in three parts - the first part
deals with common issues of local governance that are relevant for both rural
and urban areas as well as the rural-urban continuum; the second deals with
rural governance issues; and the third with urban governance.
Index
1.
Introduction:
Local Self Government – Evolution and Growth
2.
The Core
Principles
3.
Common Issues
4.
Rural
Governance
5.
Urban
Governance
6.
Conclusion