Essays about: "panchayat"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word panchayat.

  1. 1. The Challenge of Sanitation in India : An assessment of Clean India Mission in the Gram Panchayat of Badkulla I and II, West Bengal, India

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Sara Versano; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sanitation; Swachh Bharat Abhiyan; India;

    Abstract : Sanitation continues to represent one of the most significant problems threatening the world population. In this scenario, India still encounters several difficulties in guaranteeing generalized access to adequate sanitation and, for this reason, in 2014, Clean India Mission was launched. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding the Changing Dynamics of Rural Development in Dolakha, Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Benjamin Pablo Jungblut; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Rural Development; Strategic Action Fields; Rural Advisory Services; Nepal; International Development Aid;

    Abstract : There is ample debate around the conceptualizations of rural development as well as its implementation and impacts. Contemporary understandings underline the importance of social movements in social change, which has become a fundamental part of development. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women's participation in the planning process : A case study of rural villages in the Uttarkashi district

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Arkitektur och vatten

    Author : Helena Sjöberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Gender; planning; rural; interview; panchayat; India;

    Abstract : Cities and villages are built by and for its inhabitants, and are designed to support different kind of lifestyles, needs and habits. In turn, urban and village planning and consequently its structures greatly influence the daily lives of the inhabitants of said structures. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Muslim Elite’s Perceptions of Representation in Village Panchayats (councils) Towards Local Urban Authorities : An Explorative and Descriptive Case Study of the Muslim Elite’s Perceptions of Representation in Three Villages Towards the Local City Authorities of Lucknow Chinhat (چنهٹ) Block, Uttar Pradesh, India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Larsson; [2016]
    Keywords : representation; Uttar Pradesh; India; Muslim; panchayat; Lucknow; perceptions of representation; Kymlicka; minority group representation;

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  6. 5. The Complexities of Empowering Rural Indian Women (A story of Indian Panchayats)

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Rushina Ansari; [2015]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Feminism; Women; Gender; Equality; Rural; India; Development; Reforms; Intrinsic; Reproductive Rights; Citizenship; Communication;

    Abstract : In the following research I strive to focus on the various aspects that influence the‘empowerment’ issue of rural Indian women. I refer to two governmental reforms inparticular - the historic ‘Women’s Reservation Bill’ (WRB) which insists on a onethird participation of women at the lower tier of political structure in India called thePanchayats and the controversial ‘Two Child Norm’ (TCN) which restricts politicalparticipation of both men and women Panchayat candidates if the couple chooses tohave more that two children (Buch, 2005). READ MORE