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Punjab economy continues to be a rural oriented economy. About two-third of state's total population (66.05 per cent) and 70 per cent of the workforce live in rural areas as per Population Census of 2001. About two-fifth of state income originates in the agriculture and allied activities. However, education base of the rural people is very weak and fragile. The literacy rate in rural areas is also very low (65 per cent) compared to urban literacy rate (79 per ...
Democracy is often defined as the government by the people, of the people and for the people. The peoples participation at the grass root level is sine qua non in its implementation in the true spirit. The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have always been the key instrument for self-governance and rural development since Independence. The PRI is thus the key institution through which people can fully participate in democracy. The institution of Panchayati Raj ...