{"id":1331,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/gram-sabha-in-the-panchayati-raj-system-is-a-forum-which-gives-upsc-psir-2024-2011\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:22","slug":"gram-sabha-in-the-panchayati-raj-system-is-a-forum-which-gives-upsc-psir-2024-2011","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/gram-sabha-in-the-panchayati-raj-system-is-a-forum-which-gives-upsc-psir-2024-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Gram Sabha in the Panchayati Raj system is a forum which gives expression to the collective wisdom, aspirations and the will of the people. Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>&mdash; how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">G23 Article 243A &gt; Gram Sabha = assembly of all village voters &gt; only direct-democracy tier ~ statement captures its promise forum where collective wisdom + aspirations + will find direct expression ~ but promise real only where the forum works<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">statutory functions (plans, beneficiaries, social audit, accounts) villagers as direct decision-makers ~ Baviskar: participatory democracy for Dalits, women, Adivasis ~ Sanyal &amp; Rao: largest<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">deliberative institution in human history<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">uneven functioning \u2014~ thin attendance, elite dominance, marginalised silent, agenda shrinks to beneficiary lists ~ Mansuri &amp; Rao: benefit reaches the disadvantaged only where Sabhas actually meet \u2014 Kothari: symbolic without mobilisation \u2014 Jayal: limited devolution weakens it \u20ac23 such a forum by design more than by performance \u20ac33 realising collective will needs clear powers + binding social audit + assured quorum + fiscal devolution<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[61],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1331","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-grassroots-democracy","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2556,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1331\/revisions\/2556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}