Local Self Governance & Development

Local Self Governance & Development

1 Decentralisation- an overview

  1. Decentralisation โ€“ Meaning and Concept
  2. Types of Decentralization
  3. Merits of Decentralisation
  4. Limitations of Decentralisation
  5. New Wave of Decentralisation

2 Local self government and panchayati raj institution

  1. Historical Background
  2. Panchayati Raj System after Independence
  3. Panchayati Raj System after 73rd Constitutional Amendment
  4. Constitution and Functions of Panchayati Raj Institutions
  5. Issues and Challenges of the PRIs

3 Local self government and urban bodies

  1. Urban Governance: Concept and Need
  2. Urban Local Bodies and Municipal Governance in India
  3. Urban Governance in India: Structural Changes and Innovations
  4. Impediments in Improved Urban Governance
  5. Measures to Strengthen Urban Governance

4 Pesa and its implementation

  1. Characteristics and Features of Scheduled Areas
  2. Tribes and Fifth and Sixth Schedule Areas
  3. Bhuria Committee Recommendations and 73rd Constitutional Amendment
  4. Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA)
  5. Gram Sabha and its Role
  6. Ramifications of the Act 40 of 1996
  7. Operational Issues and Suggestions for Proper Implementation

5 Formal and informal organizations and social self governance

  1. Formal Organizations: Concept and Types
  2. Informal Organizations: Concept and Significance
  3. Role of Formal and Informal Organizations in Social Self-Governance
  4. Challenges in Formal and Informal Organizations
  5. Measures to Strengthen Formal and Informal Organizations

6 Public private partnership and local self governance

  1. Public Private Partnership (PPP): Meaning and Scope
  2. Need for Public Private Partnership
  3. Basic Principles in Public Private Partnership
  4. Types of Public-Private Partnership
  5. Case Studies of Public Private Partnership with Local Governance

7 Parallel bodies and local self governance

  1. Parallel Bodies: Meaning and Concept
  2. Type, Role, and Effect of Parallel Bodies
  3. Non-Parallel Bodies
  4. Factors Responsible for Growth of Parallel Bodies
  5. Examples of Parallel Bodies

8 Decentralised planning- an overview

  1. Decentralized Planning: Meaning and Concept
  2. Principles of Decentralized Planning
  3. Meaning of Popular Participation
  4. Goals of Decentralized Planning
  5. Actions and Ways Needed for Decentralized Planning

9 Decentralised Planning Process

  1. Decentralized Planning Process: Meaning and Importance
  2. Guidelines in Decentralized Planning Process
  3. Software Available for Decentralised Planning
  4. Steps in Preparation of Decentralised District Plan
  5. Steps in Preparation of a Village Panchayat Plan
  6. Steps to be Followed in Preparation of an Urban Local Bodies Plan
  7. Consolidation of District Plan

10 Models in decentralized planning

  1. Kerala Model of Decentralized Planning
  2. Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF)
  3. NREGA Model of District Planning
  4. Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan (C-DAP)

11 Fiscal decentralisation- a global overview

  1. Fiscal Decentralisation: Exigencies and Dimensions
  2. Municipal Borrowing
  3. Fiscal Decentralisation in Developed Countries
  4. Fiscal Decentralisation in Developing Countries

12 Fiscal decentralisation in India- overview

  1. Fiscal Decentralisation: Meaning and Importance
  2. Fiscal Decentralisation in India
  3. Sources of Local Government Revenue
  4. Sources of Revenue of Urban Local Bodies in India
  5. Sources of Revenues of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India
  6. Criteria for Fiscal Devolution
  7. Measures for Strengthening Fiscal Decentralisation

13 Peoples participation in governance and development

  1. Peopleโ€™s Participation- Meaning and Concept
  2. Importance of Peopleโ€™s Participation in Governance and Development
  3. Gram Sabha and Peopleโ€™s Participation
  4. Ward Sabha and Peopleโ€™s Participation
  5. Inclusive Participation

14 Participatory tools and methods

  1. What are Participatory Methods?
  2. Why is Participatory Management Important?
  3. Application of Participatory Methods
  4. PLA: Underlying Principles and Techniques
  5. Working with Stakeholders
  6. Using Participatory Methods: Advantages, Challenges and Ways Forward

15 Empowerment of marginalized

  1. The Meaning and Nature of Marginalization
  2. The Types of Marginalization
  3. The Causes of Marginalization
  4. The Levels of Marginalization
  5. Marginalized Groups

16 Capacity building

  1. Capacity Building: Meaning and Concept
  2. Need for Capacity Building
  3. Key Considerations Pertaining to Capacity Development
  4. Capacity for What?
  5. Capacity for Whom?
  6. How to Build Capacity?
  7. Capacity Building for Women in Local Self Governance

17 Leadership

  1. Studies on Leadership
  2. Meaning and Concept
  3. Competency Building of Elected Representatives
  4. Leadership at Grassroots
  5. Emerging Leadership Patterns at the Grassroots
  6. Leadership Schools in Action
  7. Ways to Improve the Qualities of Leadership

18 Resource mobilization

  1. Mobilization of Resources by the PRIs: Evolution of Financial Empowerment
  2. Sources of Revenues of the PRIs in India
  3. Criteria for Financial Devolution
  4. Reasons for Poor Mobilization of Financial Resources
  5. Measures to Strengthen Fiscal Resource Mobilization