Vol. 9, Issue 8, Part B (2023)

The main objective of the Panchayati Raj in general is to extend democracy up to the grassroot level and to ensure involvement of the people in all governmental process and welfare programmes. The Panchayati Raj system is a three – tiered Indian Administrative structure for the development of rural areas. The very purpose behind the Panchayati Raj system has always being to strengthen democracy at the grass- root level. It is a system of local self-government in India which aims to establish local self-government in village’s mandalas and districts. The main purpose of Panchayati Raj is to provide livelihood, literacy and health facilities for the villagers by involving them in the proses of development. The Panchayati Raj bodies provide a suitable base for a meaningful participation especially of the weaker sections in the local decision-making process and programmes implementations. The administration of local level matters by local bodies that have been nominated by the local citizens is known as local self-government.