Present work deals with an important aspect of Indian politics that is the Panchayati Raj Institutions. Since Vedic times these were the most stable institutions in the field of governance. The institutions had organic unity and they served the masses on the bases of principles of good governance. This system of governance remained in practice till the Britishers came to India. Before Britishers during the medieval period Muslim rulers added the institution of Muqaddam, Patwari, Jagirdar, Mansabdar in the rural administration but the indigenous system of panchayati raj survived as an important institutions in the governance. Britishers for their own interest damaged these institutions. Gradually they lost their vigour and vitality which they failed to revive after independence. Government made some efforts at union and states level but outcome was not effective. Finally 73rd Amendment passed in 1993 gave PRI's a constitutional backing like thatof the Parliament and State legislature. Besides the constitutional status the PRI's after fifteen years of 73rd Amendment are not able to gain the status, as the institutions of people's participation. "Hie main reason behind these developments is our socio-cultural ecology in which the traditional institutions are still dominating.
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