PANCHAYATI RAJ IN INDIA. — sociology STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtssociologyPANCHAYATI RAJ IN INDIA.3 Marks
Question
Explain the negative effects of Panchayati Raj.
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Answer
The Panchayati Raj has made a very important contribution in the local development works of the villages.
At the same time, due to Panchayati Raj, there have been some negative consequences in village life.
It has also had some negative effects on villages.
Such negative effects are known as the limitations of Panchayati Raj.
The limitations of Panchayati Raj are as follows:
1. Factionalism:
Different groups and political parties are active in gaining power in the villages in the panchayat elections.
They promote factionalism.
As a result, the seeds of permanent bitterness are sometimes sown in the villages.
2. Promoting racism:
The Panchayati Raj has provided casteism to some extent.
In Panchayat elections, different castes field candidates on the basis of their strength.
This sometimes makes the personal qualifications of the candidate secondary and the backbone of peace remains crucial for the election.
Although a candidate of a large caste is weaker than other candidates in terms of personal qualifications, he promises to prioritize caste interests and promote his own caste in the election campaign to gain the support of caste members.
He strives to maintain the interests of the caste in order to maintain his position permanently after being elected.
As a result, racism is encouraged in the villages.
This undermines the constitutional ideal of eradicating racism.
3. Interracial conflict:
Casteism breeds interracial conflict.
Tensions, conflicts of interest and factionalism between different castes create conflicts between them.
After the panchayat elections, there are incidents of fights, fights and conflicts between members of different castes in some villages.
Reports of such incidents occur in newspapers after the panchayat elections in Gujarat.
Similar incidents occur in other states as well.
Panchayati Raj has made a significant contribution as an agent of change and development in the village society, but the fact may also be clear that there are still many obstacles in achieving the original objectives behind the establishment of Panchayati Raj.
Important places in the Panchayati Raj are occupied by the affluent and landlord classes of the villages and persons belonging to the upper castes.
As such, the panchayat is dominated by those castes and the weaker sections of the villages do not get adequate development benefits.
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