April 2024
Intermediate to advanced
752 pages
26h 55m
English
Grassroot Governance is the essence of democracy. It is on empowerment of people at the grassroot level. Grassroot democracy aims at empowering the powerless and giving voice to voiceless. It is the instrument for participatory democracy and decentralization at the grassroots level. It acts as a vehicle of socio-economic transformation. As a result, it is critical that these bodies be effective and act meaningfully. A bottom-up strategy is required, rather than one in which individuals are merely observers and total dependents.
The idea of Swaraj given by Gandhi; Radical Democracy given by M. N. Roy and Antodaya given by Deendayal Upadhyaya are Indian versions of Grassroot Democracy.
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