CONTENTS Abbreviations vii Glossary of Local Terms ix Acknowledgement xi Preface xiii 1. Introduction 1 2. Panchayati Raj Institution in Sikkim 27 3. Gram Sabha Members' Perception of Panchayati Raj 67 4. Elected Representatives and Panchayat Officials: Background and Views 5. Major Findings, Conclusions and Recommedations 195 Appendix-A: The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 213 Appendix-B: The Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993 (Act No. 6 of 1993) 222 Appendix-C: The Sikkim Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1995 272 (Act No. 10 of 1995) Appendix-D: The Sikkim Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1997 276 (Act No. 5 of 1997) Appendix-E: The Sikkim Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 2001 277 (Act No. 7 of 2001) Appendix-F: Activites/Functions Transferred to the 278 Panchayati Raj Institutions as per Notification No. 35(2)94-95/38/RDD/P(ii)DT.13th May, 1998 Appendix-G: List of Nominated Members of District 285 Planning Committee (2002) Appendix-H: Sikkim Panchayat (Procedure for Convening 289 and Conducting the Meeting of Gram Sabha) Rules, 1998 Appendix-I: Sectoral Allocation of Funds Transferred to GPUS 291 (For Non Total Sanitation Campaign Selected Gram Panchayat Units) (2005-06) Appendix-J: Criteria for Allocation of Plan Outlay (Inter-District 295 and Inter-Gram Panchayat Allocation of Fund) References296 Index300