panchayat

The village 'panchayats' , he feels, should involve the community in the maintenance of water sources.

In most villages, the 'panchayats' or village councils and the powerful fishing societies are dominated by men.

The 'panchayats' of both villages should start developmental works after chalking out a proper plan within a month, he added.

Decisions are being taken at State capitals on behalf of the village 'panchayats' without consulting them - in fact concealing information from them.

This means that overall control of a large distributed system must grow out of smaller, simpler, local authority: village 'panchayats' , for example.