Development Processes and Institutions

Constitutional status of Panchayati Raj under Part IX of the Constitution

Features of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992

Definition and evolution of microfinance

Objectives of microfinance

73rd Amendment and Panchayati Raj

Self-Help Group Model in India

Role of NGOs in Development

NGOs and Civil Society

Inadequate and unpredictable funding

Over‑dependence on foreign donors

FCRA and Regulation of Foreign Funding

74th Amendment and Urban Local Bodies

Microfinance: Concept and Impact

SHGs and Microfinance

Devolution of Powers and Challenges

Challenges Faced by Civil Society

SHGs and Rural Women Empowerment

Decentralisation and Local Governance