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Karnataka has taken progressive steps to empower panchayats. The [http://sirdmysore.gov.in Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute of Rural Development (ANSSIRD),Mysore] has conducted several training programmes to support panchayats. The institution is named after the late Minister for Rural Development, Sri Abdul Nazeer Sab, who worked hard to promote devolution of 'funds, functions and functionaries' to the panchayats.

Karnataka has taken progressive steps to empower panchayats. The [http://sirdmysore.gov.in Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute of Rural Development (ANSSIRD),Mysore] has conducted several training programmes to support panchayats. The institution is named after the late Minister for Rural Development, Sri Abdul Nazeer Sab, who worked hard to promote devolution of 'funds, functions and functionaries' to the panchayats.

In many sectors, parallel institutions of local participation, governance and accountability have been set up and gradually, these have also been linked with the panchayats, to make them more democratic. For instance, the 'School Development and Management Committees' setup now are linked to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_panchayat gram panchayat] committe for civic amenities in Karnataka.

In many sectors, parallel institutions of local participation, governance and accountability have been set up and gradually, these have also been linked with the panchayats, to make them more democratic. For instance, the 'School Development and Management Committees' setup now are linked to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_panchayat gram panchayat] committe for civic amenities in Karnataka. Initially, these committees were not linked to the panchayats and were seen as 'parallel centres'.

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