Rural development decentralisation activity1

=Activity - Presentation and discussion on Karnataka experience with Panchayats= Karnataka has been a pioneering state in implementing panchayati raj. The late Dr Abdul Nasseer Sab, as the Minster for Panchayati Raj, Government of Karnataka, played a very important role in promoting meaningful local governance in the state. Karnataka devolved most of the activities/authority to panchayats. Karnataka also is one of the few states that has 59% reservation for women to panchayat seats.

Students should collect information about Karnataka panchayats experience and present in teams in class

Estimated Time
Information collection, by students as home work Class presentation - one period

Materials/ Resources needed
News articles, Web resources on Karnataka experience in implementing panchayati raj

Multimedia resources
Presentation on Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute for Rural Development (ANSSIRD)

New initiatives from Karnataka RDPR

Website interactives/ links
http://infochangeindia.org/governance/news/karnataka-devolves-maximum-power-to-its-panchayats.html

Activity keywords
To link back to the concept page rural development