Community Participation in Education is an Effective Measure for Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (Pris)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7492/a12v9e12Keywords:
Community participation, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Village Education Committees (VEC) govemmentalization, Constitutional AmendmentsAbstract
The Panchayati Raj system is a pivotal mechanism for realizing India's vision of democracy and sustainable rural development. However, its
effectiveness hinges on addressing the challenges it faces and leveraging education and community participation as tools for empowerment.
Strengthening PRIS is not merely a constitutional obligation but a moral imperative to ensure holistic development and the empowerment of India's
rural population, a testament to India's commitment to democracy and decentralization. However, its true potential can only be realized by
addressing the structural and functional challenges it faces. Strengthening pris is not just a constitutional mandate but a necessary step towards achieving
holistic rural development and empowering India's grassroots democracy. In India, most of its population resides in rural areas and therefore the democracy should
begin thereon in order to ensure good governance and a better functioning of democracy that we desire. To extend democracy to the rural India, the system of
Panchayati Raj was established in India. The Panchayati Raj system is not a new concept and therefore is considered as one of the best ways of governance of the
rural India. However, the system of Panchayati Raj, despite having derived their powers and existence from the Constitution of India, faces a lot of challenges in
their day to day working because of various reasons and therefore this third tier of government has not been able to serve the purpose with which
it was introduced in India. Therefore, in this paper, the authors discuss the structure of Panchayati Raj in India and the challenges that the present
Panchayati Raj institutions faces in their proper functioning. Community participation not only strengthens the educational ecosystem but also
empowers PRIS to be effective agents of change, ensuring that education serves as a cornerstone for holistic rural development.
