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"Grassroots leadership emerges from the panchayats and is represented on the panchayat Samiti and the zilla parishad. By and large those elected to the second and third tier of the panchayati raj institutions demonstrate leadership qualities which are discussed at some length in this volume. The fulfilment of its development functions defines grassroots leadership and is the essential challenge of the times, particularly in a backward region dominated by ...
A stimulating discussion on the concept of leadership is followed by insights on the emerging grassroots leadership. The Panchayati Raj leaders who have adapted under the impetus of elections and use their clout to secure development benefits for their constituents, are re-elected. The same holds good in the case of MLAs and MPs, though they ought not to focus on the provision of basic needs of the population. Since poverty still defines the vast majority of the ...