Tribal Self-Governance in Jharkhand

Insights into the Implementation of Self-Rule through Pathalgadi Practices

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ID13118576
AuthorsSachchidanand Prasad (0000-0002-3089-2009, Symbiosis International University, corresponding author), Nagendra Ambedkar Sole (0009-0006-6196-6740, Central University of Rajasthan)
Year2023
Publication date2023-08-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Voice of Dalit (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2455-328X • E-ISSN: 2456-0502
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2455328x231180060
OpenAlexW4386090692
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited5

Gram Sabha is the lowest functionary of grassroots democracy in India. An empowered Gram Sabha is the base for establishing a sound democratic system. The article highlights the Pathalgadi movement as a critical way of empowering Gram Sabha. A recent argument from Jharkhand High Court about tribal self-governance has raised the relevancy of local governance in fifth scheduled areas. Jharkhand High Court also obliges about the power of Gram Sabha from Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) of Jharkhand. The study’s rationale is to raise the concern of inclusion of tribal self-governance and the provisions of PESA Jharkhand in Panchayati Raj. The article elaborates on the historical background of the Gram Sabha, the empowerment of Gram Sabha in scheduled areas and its present status, analyses how PESA Act, 1996 and Forest Rights Act, 2006 have enabled democratic decision-making in Gram Sabha and the validity of Pathalgadi movement as a critical way of empowering Gram Sabha. The article concludes that government must not intervene with the rights of the indigenous tribes

Bureaucracy · Democracy · Empowerment · Gram · Grassroots · Indigenous · Panchayati raj · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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