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    Decentralization involves transferring power from central to local governments. It aims to make governance more responsive by giving autonomy and control to local communities over decision making and resources. While decentralization reduces bureaucracy, proper integration and coordination is still needed. Rajni Kothari argued for redrawing federal structures and empowering local governments to better address local problems. Decentralization can overcome limitations of centralized planning by bringing governments closer to people.

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    Decentralization involves transferring power from central to local governments. It aims to make governance more responsive by giving autonomy and control to local communities over decision making and resources. While decentralization reduces bureaucracy, proper integration and coordination is still needed. Rajni Kothari argued for redrawing federal structures and empowering local governments to better address local problems. Decentralization can overcome limitations of centralized planning by bringing governments closer to people.

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    Decentralization involves transferring power from central to local governments. It aims to make governance more responsive by giving autonomy and control to local communities over decision making and resources. While decentralization reduces bureaucracy, proper integration and coordination is still needed. Rajni Kothari argued for redrawing federal structures and empowering local governments to better address local problems. Decentralization can overcome limitations of centralized planning by bringing governments closer to people.

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    Project- Decentralization

    The process of decentralization should not be understood as contradictory to


    centralization. The process has evolved over the years. It is different from
    delegation. Decentralization and integration are two sides of same coin. Without
    integration and co-ordination, decentralization will become less efficient and
    will contribute little to good governance.

    Rajni kothari in Political Economy of Indian State, argued that substantive


    democracy needed redrawing of the federal structure and certain autonomy to
    the local government. People’s centred approach to sorting out local level
    problems was significant and people should be located at the centre of
    participation.

    Thus it can be said that; Decentralization can overcome the several limitations
    of the hierarchically structured procedures of admin. and centrally controlled
    national planning. It reduces red-tapism, bring local population closer to the
    government.

    Approaches:

    The 4 approaches to understand decentralization that are explained by ‘Fesler’


    are-

    1)The Doctrinal Approach

    2) The political Approach

    3)Administrative Approach

    4) Dual Role Approach

    Types of decentralization:

    There are different aspects of power, authority, structures, functions and fiscal
    responsibilities that are decentralized.

    Structural and Functional Decentralization

    Democratic Decentralization

    Political Decentralization
    Financial Decentralization

    Local self governance:

    Panchayati Raj Institutions are the institutionalized pan-Indian form of rural


    local governance that came into existence with the passage of the 73rd
    Constitution Amendment Act, 1992. It enjoy a substantial amount of autonomy
    in terms of origination functions, and finance bestowed upon by the
    constitution. In the post- colonial period the Balwantrai Mehta Committee
    1957. The committee had recommended a three-tier system of rural local
    government, that is, village Panchayats at the village level, the Panchayat Samiti
    at the intermediate level, and Zilla Parishad at the district level, with Panchayat
    Samitis being the most effective body. However, the Balwantrai Mehta
    Committee report failed to rejuvenate panchayats as the institutions of local
    governance.

    Ashok Mehta Committee (1978) felt that a combination of factors had conspired
    to undermine Panchayati Raj Institutions, such as an unsympathetic
    bureaucracy, absence of political will, lack of involvement in planning and
    implementation on a substantial scale, and the domination of local institutions
    by the economic and social rural elite. The Ashok Mehta Committee was the
    first to demand constitutional recognition for Panchyats.
    Rural local Government:
    Unlike rural governance, urban governance is not hierarchical. Article 243Q of
    the 74th Amendment Act, 1992 (came in force in 1993), stipulates that there
    shall be three types of urban local bodies in India, namely, the Nagar
    Panchayat, for the transitional areas; municipal councils or
    municipalities for smaller urban areas; and municipal corporations for
    larger urban areas. State governments are allowed to design their own
    municipal acts in accordance with the broad parameters outlined in the 74th
    Amendment Act. The act thus, gives a constitutional status to the
    municipalities. It seeks to redefine their role, power, function, and finances.
    This has ushered in a new era of urban governance and urbanmanagement in
    India.
    Conclusion: Decentralization can thus be identified as one of the important
    prerequisites of good governance. From a totalitarian regime to one of
    professed democratic system, all seem to have taken refuge behind this
    capacious term.

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