Decentralization in South Indian States

The 73rd constitutional amendment is a milestone in the modern history of Indiaand it has taken democracy to the grassroots. It aims to transform the characteristics of our democracy from representative to representative and participatory democracy. Before going into the details of the process of decentralization of powers in the states over a period, it is necessary to explain the basic framework of decentralization of powers. To operationalise the basic framework-in both letter and spirit-the