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The enactment of the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 has brought to frontline the significance of Pachayati Raj System. Based on the frameworkprovided in the Amendment, the State Governments initiated measures and gaveshape to the concept of local governance through legislations and rules. Thesuccessful implementation of the constitutional amendment, State legislations andrules determine the overall functioning of PRIs. The functioning of PRIs has thrownup many issues and problems. In this book an attempts is made to discuss theseissues and problems. The book covers a broad spectrum of Panchayati Raj Systemorganizational structure, powers, functions, personnel, finance and overallperformance. The book will be useful to students, research scholars, and teachers ofPolitical Science and Public Administration and to policy makers, bureaucrats,social activists and all those concerned with democratic decentralization.