India’s Panchayati Raj system comprising over 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats (village-level elected councils) serving nearly 65 per cent of the population stands at the threshold of a technological transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI). This report examines the wide-ranging relationship between AI and decentralised local governance in India. It traces how AI tools are being introduced into the day-to-day working of Panchayats, what institutional barriers stand in the way, and what all of this means for participatory democracy, accountability, and equity in rural India.
Similar Posts
Report on Post-Lockdown Education of Children from Working Class Households (English)
Post-Lockdown Education of Children from Working Class Households– Survey Finds Serious Hurdles in Learning and Access in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu
Report: Women Workers Unpaid Even in Paid Contracts
Women Workers Unpaid Even in Paid Contracts. Women Workers Are Compelled to Do Unpaid Work Even in Paid Contracts. A Study Across Three States Shows Disturbing Patterns. A report by Shankar Gopalakrishnan, Project Director, at Institute of Social Sciences with MS Selvaraj (Tamil Nadu) Vinod Badoni (Uttarakhand) Anita Juneja, Ramendra Kumar (Delhi)1 In a study across…
Report on Post-Lockdown Education of Children from Working Class Households (Hindi)
Report on Post-Lockdown Education of Children from Working Class Households – Survey Finds Serious Hurdles in Learning and Access in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu (Hindi)
