Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of

Popular Government

Self-Government

Federal Government

Quasi-Government

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Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are local self-government bodies at the village, intermediate, and district levels in rural India. Their primary objective, reinforced by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, is to enable democratic decentralization and empower people at the grassroots level to participate in decision-making and local development.

The term ‘self-government’ refers to governance by the people themselves, especially at the local level, empowering communities to manage their own affairs. PRIs embody this principle.

While PRIs are a part of the broader structure of popular government in India, ‘self-government’ is the specific characteristic that defines their nature and purpose at the local level. Federal government pertains to the distribution of power between the central and state governments, not local bodies. Quasi-government refers to entities that are not strictly government but perform governmental functions; PRIs are an integral part of the governmental structure.

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