FROM CONSTITUTION TO PRACTICE: EXAMINING FINANCIAL AUTONOMY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

AUTHOR– AJAY PRATAP SINGH* & Ms ADYA PANDEY**

* STUDENT AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

** FACULTY AT AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

BEST CITATION – AJAY PRATAP SINGH & MS. ADYA PANDEY, FROM CONSTITUTION TO PRACTICE: EXAMINING FINANCIAL AUTONOMY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS, ILE MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 4 (1) OF 2025, PG. 1094-1101, APIS – 3920-0007 | ISSN – 2583-7230.

ABSTRACT

The self-governing financial capabilities of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are fundamental to the local governance system in India and have a bearing on the functioning of democracy at the grassroots level. PRIs were set up under the 73rd amendment of the Indian constitution in 1992 to enable self-governance at the local level so that the people can actively partake in development processes. This paper analyzes the constitutional provisions relating to the financial autonomy of PRIs, the obstacles to achieving true financial autonomy, and the ramifications of these obstacles on local governance.