Community Participation

Community participation

“An emphasis on participation has links with the interest in democracy in
community organization and in self-help and political incorporation in the
community developmental aspects.”
Though most states in India have held elections for the local bodies, the involvement of the
panchayat in the functioning of the school system seems to be limited. “In most cases,
panchayats have been responsible for constructing, repairing, and the maintenance of school
building only, and the lowest tier of panchayats hardly has any say in educational matters of
children and in the functioning of the local school.”