Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism

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73'd Constitutional Amendment: Some definitions"District"a portion of territory, region or locality notified under the statutes ofthe state."Gram Sabha" means a body consisting of persons registered in theelectoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayatat the village level."Intermediate level" means a level between the village and district levelsspecified by the Governor of a State by public notification to be theintermediate level for the purposes of this Pali;"Panchayat" means an institution of self-government for the rural areas ."Panchayat area" means the territorial area of a Panchayat;"Population" means the population as ascertained at the last precedingcensus of which the relevant figures have been published;"Village" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification tobe a village for the purposes of this Part and includes a group of villagesso specified.This means that all activities of PRls as stipulated by the Act havenow legal and constitutional status and any violation of this byanybody and at any time, would be punishable by law. Constitutionalstatus vide Article 243 of Part IX of the Constitution which came intoeffect from April 24, 1993 made it mandatory for all States topromulgate their own new acts conseq uent to the 73rd ConstitutionalAmendment Act or amend their old ones by April 1994.By virtue of the Constitutional Status bestowed upon the PRls, it nowhas the potential to revolutionalize the way we have been seeinglocal self-governance. It is not only a system of participative selfgovernance but .it ensures political empowerment to the poor,marginalized, and the oppressed, which traditionally in our countryhave been the Scheduled Castes, the Schedu led Tribes, and thewomen.1) Constitutional Status to peoples' participation: The Actincorporated the concept of Gram Sabha (the assembly of alladults in the village/s). It was to comprise of all personsregistered as voters in the Panchayat area at the village level.The state legislature was to statutorily entrust the Gram Sabhawith powers of general supervision over the elected gram19
Panchayat and authorize it to approve the annual plan for the villageand income-expenditure statement of the village panchayat. The'Gram Sabha', consisting of all eligible voters, has been made thesoul of the Panchayat institutions to discuss and decide their ownproblems, and to further people's participation in variousdevelopment programmes in a democratic way. This will fostermaximum accountability and transparency of administration andpublic awareness.2. Uniform institutional structure: Keeping in view the provisionsof 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, State panchayat Raj actshave been constituted which incorporate a three-tier system ofPanchayat Raj, consisting of Zilla Panchayats at the District level,Panchayat Samitis or Kshetra Panchayats at the intermediatelevel & Gram Panchayats at the village level However, thePanchayat at the intermediate level can be constituted in a statehaving a population not exceeding 20 lakhs.3. Direct Election: The Act provides for direct elections of all themembers in the Panchayats at all levels; whereas indirectelections of the chairperson at the intermediate and districtlevels. The mode of elections of chairpersons at the village levelhas been left to the state government to decide. Thus will boostlocal people's initiative and enhance their involvement in thesystem, through the electoral process.4) Representation for Women and socially marginalisedcommunities in governance: The legislature provides for thereservation of seat in every Panchayat for the SCI S1's inproportion to their population at each level. Likewise, seats havebeen reserved for women. Not less than one-third of the totalnumber of seats to be filled by direct election are reserved forwomen and these seats are to be allotted by rotation to differentconstituencies in a Panchayat. In respect of backward classes anenabling provision has been made in the Act. Posts ofchairpersons in panchayati raj institutions at all levels have beenreserved for the scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribes in20
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