India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report

This study addresses the roles of different levels of government and the institutional arrangements involved in the provision of key services. The focus throughout is on disadvantaged rural areas. The study demonstrates the approach for a small num...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Rural Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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spelling okr-10986-80092021-04-23T14:02:37Z India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report World Bank ATTAINMENT PROFILE BASIC EDUCATION BASIC SERVICES CARE CENTERS COMMUNITY HEALTH DRINKING WATER ELECTRICITY ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXTERNALITIES GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOME VISITS HOSPITALS HOUSING IMMUNIZATION IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY INSURANCE INTERVENTION LAWS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL TAXES PATIENT POOR PEOPLE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE QUALITY EDUCATION RADIO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SCHOOL LUNCH SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION TEACHER TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHERS TEACHING UNIVERSAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION VILLAGE LEVELS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WASTE WATER WATER SOURCES WORKERS This study addresses the roles of different levels of government and the institutional arrangements involved in the provision of key services. The focus throughout is on disadvantaged rural areas. The study demonstrates the approach for a small number of sectors that have been "devolved" to rural governments (panchayats), but it is immediately applicable to any other sector of the 29 subjects eligible for devolution. The study intends to assist the Government of India and state governments in defining the role of panchayats in the delivery of key services to rural people. The study focuses on Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Rajasthan; four states that cover a range of situations in India. Since the assignment of responsibilities to local governments is a state responsibility and Indian states have followed different approaches. All four states examined by this study have shown commitment to devolution in principle, but they differ considerably in the characteristics and pace of reforms. It is a study on what the various levels of panchayats could do in the delivery of these services within the decentralized government structure created by the 1993 Amendment to the constitution of India. 2012-06-14T15:33:26Z 2012-06-14T15:33:26Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7471616/india-rural-governments-service-delivery-vol-3-3-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8009 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia India
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topic ATTAINMENT PROFILE
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC SERVICES
CARE CENTERS
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EXTERNALITIES
GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME VISITS
HOSPITALS
HOUSING
IMMUNIZATION
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
INSURANCE
INTERVENTION
LAWS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL TAXES
PATIENT
POOR PEOPLE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
QUALITY EDUCATION
RADIO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL LUNCH
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHERS
TEACHING
UNIVERSAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
VILLAGE LEVELS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WASTE
WATER
WATER SOURCES
WORKERS
spellingShingle ATTAINMENT PROFILE
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC SERVICES
CARE CENTERS
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EXTERNALITIES
GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME VISITS
HOSPITALS
HOUSING
IMMUNIZATION
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
INSURANCE
INTERVENTION
LAWS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL TAXES
PATIENT
POOR PEOPLE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
QUALITY EDUCATION
RADIO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL LUNCH
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHERS
TEACHING
UNIVERSAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
VILLAGE LEVELS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WASTE
WATER
WATER SOURCES
WORKERS
World Bank
India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description This study addresses the roles of different levels of government and the institutional arrangements involved in the provision of key services. The focus throughout is on disadvantaged rural areas. The study demonstrates the approach for a small number of sectors that have been "devolved" to rural governments (panchayats), but it is immediately applicable to any other sector of the 29 subjects eligible for devolution. The study intends to assist the Government of India and state governments in defining the role of panchayats in the delivery of key services to rural people. The study focuses on Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Rajasthan; four states that cover a range of situations in India. Since the assignment of responsibilities to local governments is a state responsibility and Indian states have followed different approaches. All four states examined by this study have shown commitment to devolution in principle, but they differ considerably in the characteristics and pace of reforms. It is a study on what the various levels of panchayats could do in the delivery of these services within the decentralized government structure created by the 1993 Amendment to the constitution of India.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report
title_short India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report
title_full India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report
title_fullStr India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report
title_full_unstemmed India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 3. Main Report
title_sort india - rural governments and service delivery : volume 3. main report
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7471616/india-rural-governments-service-delivery-vol-3-3-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8009
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