Panchayati Raj: The Grassroots Dynamics in Arunachal Pradesh

Panchayati Raj is a Traditional concept with a modern philosophy. As a modern political institution, it combines the representative democracy, bureaucracy and technocracy at the grassroots level. However the indigenous tribal society in Arunachal Pradesh fails to accommodate itself with a modern complex bureaucratic culture. The present work studies the Panchayati Raj in the tribal situation of Arunachal Pradesh and examines the problem of adjustment of modern Panchayati Raj institutions into an indigenous tribal framework. Ultimately, the book establishes that the gap between the indigenous tribal traditions and modern political process adversely affects the pattern of relationship among the key Panchayat functionaries thereby determining the working of Panchayat system.