India, June 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The National Study Report on "Low Participation in Gram Sabha across States and Union Territories" was released today by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog in the presence of Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Shri Vivek Bhardwaj, senior officers of the Ministry, NIRD&PR along with academicians, researchers and various Panchayati Raj stakeholders in New Delhi. The report has been prepared by the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) for the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to assess the factors influencing public participation in Gram Sabha meetings and identify measures to strengthen citizen engagement in grassroots governance. The two-vol...