Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism

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From the above table it is clear that most state governments have notshown much vision on enacting new Panchayati raj laws. Theexceptions being West Bengal and Kerala where decentralization ofpower has been extensive and genuine. A part of the fa ult lies in thesystem, a part in the immediate social environment but a largepart is to be attributed to the controlling state government itself.Inadequacy of funds available to local bodies and creation ofparallel structures to take over the mandatory powers of thePanchayats has been a chronic problem before all local bodies.Powerfu l groups based on caste and economic status dominate thelocal governmental bodies. Though, the states have accepted the73'd and 74th Amendments in letter rather than in spirit, in many StateActs, civil servants are indirectly given powers over the elected bodythus making the devolution of powers and functions to thePanch ayats go at a snail pace.The bureaucracy and politicians still enjoys financial and economicpower vis-a-vis the elected representatives at the panchayat level. Tomaintain such a position, the argument they put forward is that inmost of the villages and districts, the feudal elements and landowning sections are still dominant and that their chances of misusingthe political and economic power are higher. Further, the argumentthey put forward is that the voices of illiterate Schedule Castes,Schedule Tribes, women and other marginalized sections may notcarry the same weight while deciding important matters even if theyoccupy important positions in the Panchayat Raj Institutions. Theseare the flimsy grounds, which bureaucrats use to wield power.The above arguments only goes to prove that there has beenreluctance on part of state-level politicians to recognize theimportance of the local governance- their autonomy, their powers andtheir area of functioning-, which is again creatirlg problems indevolving powers. Ministers , MLAs and senior political leaders aremore wurried that the power they enjoyed so far will wane ifPanchayats and municipalities become really rowerful. State-levelleaders do not like the emergence of local level ledership, as itwould pose challenge to them in due course.68
This leads us to probe into the issues of federalism and look into thequestion of what makes the states behave in a different manner.There is no doubt that the federal structure of the constitution hasmiserably fa iled to distribute powers equitably to the states and thePanchayats. It only promotes over centralization of powers in thehands of Union Government, which In turn makes the states relucta ntto devolve powers to the Panchayats. The Sarkaria Commissionrecommendations, which favors state autonomy at length needs tobe thoroughly implemented and practiced. When States enjoy fu llautonomy, it will automatica lly lead to the devolution of power to thelocal government. The behavior of the states in devolution of powerto the Panchayats will come without relucta nce and inhibitions. Inaddition, measures should be ta ken to amend the constitution toaccord status to the Eleventh Schedule and to treat it at par with theCentral list, State list, and concurrent list.This will help embolden the Panchayats rights, as they know bestwhat is good fo r the development of their reg ion. Dece ntralizationshould be practiced in true spirit. Apart from this the right toinfo rmation should be followed by every state to maintaintransparency and prevent any kind of exploitation.There have been instances, which showed that inspite of limitationsand arbitrary attitude of the States, panchayats played a crucial ro lein challenging the autocratic nature of the State and bureaucracy, andalso challenging the liberalization process, ta king shape in the formof multinationals collaborating with their Indian pa rtners to start theirIndian ventures. MNCs when initiate a project shows no concern forthe life , culture, environment and long term effect of the industrialwaste on the natural resources such as water and soil.A recent case in the point is the Thapar-Dupont Company, whichdid not get permission from the Panchayats from a Keri villagePanchayat in Goa. The Company was not allowed to start work andwas issued a show cause notice. Though the company went on anappeal against the Panchayats order but had to submit to thePanchayat, as the Keri village Panchayat stood firm by not allowingpermission. If Panchayats have a power in deciding cases as was70
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