2. WHAT IS DEMOCREATC
DECENTRALISATION?
Decentralization is the transfer of
political, administrative and fiscal
responsibilities to locally elected
bodies in urban and rural areas, and
the empowerment of communities
to exert control over these bodies.
3. The three ‘F’s of Decentralisation
Function
Fund
Functionary
4. History of Panchayats in India
Pre-independence, pre-British period
Pre-independence, British period
Makers of the Constitution and constitutional
provision
Post-independence Community Development
Programme and Balwanta Rai Mehta Commission
(1957)
Asoke Mehta Committee Report (1978)
73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
5. History of Panchayats in West
Bengal
Pre-British period
British period
Bengal Local Self-Government Act, 1885
Post-independence period
First generation (pre-1978)
Second generation (78-94)
Third generation (1994-2009)
Fourth generation?
6. Major contributions towards
decentralisation
Uninterrupted panchayat functioning since 1978
Regular elections
Constitutional mandate
State Election Commission
Devolution of fund
State Finance Commissions
Reservations
Social audit
Activity mapping
Road map
7. Social Audit
Gram Sansad
Gram Sabha
Block Sansad
Zilla Sansad
Gram Unnayan Samity
Voluntary Disclosure
Public Grievance Redressal System
9. Horizontal Decentralisation
Officials through Sthayee Samitis
Officials through Sub Committees
Officials in Gram Unnayan Samity
Participation of all members in Sthayee Samitis
Participation of all members in Upa Samitis
Block Sansad
Zilla Sansad
10. Roadmap for Panchayats
Assigned functions
Agency functions
Own functions
People’s participation
Social audit
Civil society participation
Panchayat-private partnership
Panchayat finance
Capacity Building
11. Roadmap for Panchayats: Providing
services
Drinking water
Healthcare services
Sewerage and solid waste management
Conservancy services
Road connectivity and District Rural Roads Plan
Sustainable Water Management Plan
Disaster Management Plan
Natural Resources Management
Tourism Promotion
Housing Plan
Special Component Sub-Plan for SC/ ST
12. Roadmap for Panchayats: Capacity
Building
Use of computer software
GPMS
IFMS
Web-based reporting
Common Service Centre (Tathya Mitra)
Computerisation of trade registration/ trade licencing/ trade
certificates
E-transfer of funds
Decentralised training
Use of satellite based Llok Siksha Sanchar for capacity
building