As Gandhi often pointed out, India lives in villages and unless village life can be revitalized the nation as a whole … can hardly come alive. When India became independent in 1947, perhaps one-third of the villages of India had traditional … government introduced Panchayati Raj system in India through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1992. The article mainly …

This paper examines India’s federal system in the context of prospects for India’s future economic growth and … development. After a brief review of India’s recent policy reforms and economic development outcomes, and of the country’s federal … institutions, the analysis focuses on the major issues with respect to India’s federal system in terms of their developmental …