• Sabeel Hussan Naqvi
• Syada Sabah Naqvi

The house of a common man is the basic unit where the rules and regulations play a significant role. When a house is unseen by head of the family, Anarchy takes root from itself. There should be everything in balance giving priority to the basic rights of every family member. The father of nation Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his magazine ‘’Harijan’’ that the independence must begin from the gross-root level by virtue of which every small village can be a republic enjoying full powers so every village should be sustained personally making it capable to deal the affairs. Giving importance to the ideology of father of nation Art 40 was inserted in the Indian constitution, According to which ‘’The state shall takes steps to organize village panchayats enabling it with such powers and authority enabling the villagers for performing functions as unit of self govt. The world has become a global village today and there is a stress on the importance of quality of democracy at the gross root level. As per decentralization the power to the people is the basic pillar of democracy via which a common citizen can remain in touch with the process of planning, decision making, and development of the country and Panchayati Raj is the term given to the process of decentralization of power. Lord Rippon is considered as the father of local self-govt.The panchayati Raj system was started in India in 1959 when the system was introduced in Nagor district of Rajasthan. The Panchayati Raj institution was given constitutional status by 73rd constitutional amendment act of 1992. Despite of an accord between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Abdullah in 1975 Panchayats in state of J&K remains inactive. However seeing the development in other states of the nation the state govt came up forward with a fresh and comprehensive legislation called ‘’J&K Panchayati Raj Act 1989’’.

Panchayats, Halqas, elections, Sarpanches, DDC elections, panchayati Raj ACT 1989, 73RD constitutional amendment act, democracy, gross root level.

"Panchayati Raj in Jammu & Kashmir: A critical study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.b434-b439, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109152.pdf

"Panchayati Raj in Jammu & Kashmir: A critical study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppb434-b439, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109152.pdf