Rural development decentralisation activity2

=Activity - Preparing a digital story on your village panchayat=

Materials/ Resources needed
Camera, if no camera is there, a cell phone with a built in camera can be used

Prerequisites/Instructions, if any

 * 1) Speak to the Panchayat office (Panchayat Development Officer/PDO) and take an appointment for students to visit the office and interact with the office staff and if available, the elected representatives
 * 2) Explain to students, that you would all be visiting the gram panchayat

Multimedia resources
Digital story telling - Panchayat visit by GHS Motanahalli, Yadgir students

Process
For detailed steps, visit Digital story telling - Panchayat visit by GHS Motanahalli, Yadgir students

What questions can you ask

 * 1) How was the visit?
 * 2) What are the roles of a panchayat? What challenges does the panchayat face in fulfilling its responsibilities
 * 3) What are the powers a panchayat has?
 * 4) How does the panchayat interact with other government departments looking after health, education., agriculture etc

Evaluation – (questions for assessment of the child)
What role does a panchayat play in the local development processes?

Activity keywords
To link back to the concept page rural development