Empowering Rural Transformation in U.T of J&K: Assessing the Impact and Potential of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Driving Sustainable Rural Development
Author : Aamir Iqbal and Dr. Ashish Jorasia
Abstract :
Rural development is the process of rural modernization and economic growth. It is a technique for improving rural people's quality of life and meeting their basic necessities. Rural development is also a movement from rural poverty to rural prosperity. It is not only to raise rural per capita income, but also to enhance food and nutrition, standard of living, suitable housing, health improvement, modern education, convenient transportation, social security, and social development. Rural development works on the ground and provides jobs at the village level through various programmes, which plays an important part in eradicating poverty and unemployment difficulties. The primary responsibility of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI’s) is to expedite development and engage all people in the process so that people's perceived needs and development goals are met. People's empowerment is a crucial topic in today's state politics. Panchayati Raj is an institution that may empower people. This paper analyses the role and impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in the rural development of villages in Jammu and Kashmir. The panchayats help in the empowerment and upliftment of rural areas. Various schemes of rural development department are supervised and monitored on ground so that the intended benefit reaches the rural masses.
Keywords :
Rural development, empowerment, schemes, PRI’s, poverty
