<P> Mahatma Gandhi advocated Panchayati Raj as the foundation of India 's political system , as a decentralized form of government in which each village would be responsible for its own affairs . The term for such a vision was Gram Swaraj ( `` village self - governance '' ) . Instead , India developed a highly centralized form of government . However , this has been moderated by the delegation of several administrative functions to the local level , empowering elected gram panchayats . There are significant differences between the traditional Panchayati Raj system , that was envisioned by Gandhi , and the system formalized in India in 1992 . </P>
<P> Mahatma Gandhi advocated Panchayati Raj as the foundation of India 's political system , as a decentralized form of government in which each village would be responsible for its own affairs . The term for such a vision was Gram Swaraj ( `` village self - governance '' ) . Instead , India developed a highly centralized form of government . However , this has been moderated by the delegation of several administrative functions to the local level , empowering elected gram panchayats . There are significant differences between the traditional Panchayati Raj system , that was envisioned by Gandhi , and the system formalized in India in 1992 . </P>
who recommended democratic decentralisation which is popularly known as panchayat raj
who recommended democratic decentralisation which is popularly known as panchayat raj
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi