This Book Will Be An Invaluable Handbook For Administrators, Trainers, Training Institutions And Scholars Engaged In Building Capacity Of Pri Functionaries. Twenty Coloured Posters Depicting 29 Disciplines Of A Panchayati Raj, As Incorporated In Eleventh Schedule Of Indian Constitution, Also Form A Part Of This Book.

This handbook attempts to address the political and social learning needs of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions in India. It develops thematic gender focused training modules on a range of subjects, including social mobilization and use of social capital formation for ushering development of a network of women PRIs at the grassroots level.

Study conducted in Tamil Nadu, India.

Papers presented at a workshop held in New Delhi during Oct. 28- 29, 1994.

Study conducted in Samastīpur District of Bihar, India.

Traditionally education is centered on sources such as schools, teachers and print media. The learners reached the information sources by enrolling with schools, teachers and libraries. Prior to the digital era, information was not accessible by the majority of people, and even those accessed were unable to obtain current information with respect to today's context. The modern society wants to know the information as it happens and when it happens, and the world is moving from an information society to a knowledge society. Thus education is given the highest priority and brainpower is becoming the most valuable asset of an organisation. Advances in digital technology have opened up many avenues of learning. Technology has made information accessible / transmittable from anywhere and by / to all groups of people. The higher education landscape is changing rapidly, challenging academic professionals to think critically about their roles in the field.

Case study with reference to Bīkāner District of Rajasthan, India.

The book is a useful study which contains principles for the growing need of literature in development administration. Various dimension of Panchayati Raj, Implementation and evaluations of welfare and development programmes for weaker sections in rural areas have been analysed with the help of micro study. It also exhaustively deals with centrally sponsored schemes and programmes for poverty alleviation.

Contributed articles.

Contributed articles.