Topic: issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
7) The two decades since have seen a considerable expansion of local self-government in rural areas in India but it is still very far from Gandhi’s revolutionary conception of a village-centred economy and polity. Examine Gandhiji’s concept of self reliant village republics and if this concept is still applicable to present day India. (200 Words)
