• Vaibhav Uniyal
• Dr. Rajesh Bahuguna

The momentousness of the Panchayati Raj system in India can be comprehended from its inception per se. Infused as a system of five members working as a judicial body, the system today is a completely modified one. Panchayati Raj system in India is a system of local area governance. The concept of Federalism as accepted throughout the globe is given more power in India through this concept. Panchayati Raj system is often termed as the ‘grassroots democracy’, and fulfils the idea of Democracy at the doorstep of every individual. The following work is a result of an extensive study of the Panchayati Raj system in India with the intention to explore the system in depth and form suggestions to strengthen this system of local area governance.

Panchayati Raj, Grassroots Democracy, Democratic Decentralization, Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Local self Government, Nyaya Panchayats.

"LOCAL AREA GOVERNANCE THROUGH PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM IN INDIA: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.b21-b31, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112104.pdf

"LOCAL AREA GOVERNANCE THROUGH PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM IN INDIA: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppb21-b31, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112104.pdf