India The Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi Strengthening / No. Serial Number SIRD State Institute / Indian Institute of Public Administration / V N Alok The Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi Foreword It / Communication Technology IIPA Indian Institute / /
IndustryTerm
local finance / /
MarketIndex
IAY / SDO / CSS / PDO / /
Organization
MoPR Ministry of Panchayati Raj / Indian Institute of Public Administration / Government of India Ministry of Panchayati Raj / IIPA Indian Institute / Ministry of Panchayati Raj / SA Social Audit SASTA Social Audit Society / Institute for Rural Development SO Section Officer SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ST Scheduled Tribe UN United Nation UT Union Territory VLW Village Level Worker VO Veterinary / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Domestic Product GIS Geographical Information System GoI Government / office of the Accountant General / Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi Foreword It / MPDO Mandal Parishad Development officer NCAER National Council of Applied Economic Research NGO Non Governmental Organisation NFC National Finance Commission NRHM National Rural Health Mission NRLM National Rural Livelihoods Mission PDI Panchayat Devolution Index PDO Panchayat Development officer PEAIS Panchayat Empowerment / United Nations / India GP / Abbreviations AAO Assistant Accounts officer ACA Additional Central Assistance ADC Additional Deputy Commissioner ADC Assistant Development Commissioner AEO Agriculture Extension officer AEO Additional Executive officer AEW Agriculture Extension Worker ANERT Agency of Non-Conventional Energy / Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi Strengthening of Panchayats in India / Tamil Nadu SC / Government of India / Panchayati Raj Government / /
Person
Mahesh Bisht / Sanjeev Kumar / Indira Awas Yojana / M.N. Roy / Bimla Goswami / S.M. Vijayanand / Joy Elamon / Shri T N Chaturvedi / Dripto Mukhopadhyay / Raj Kumar Jindal / Mahesh Purohit / Loretta M Vas / P.K. Chaubey / Jos Chathukulam / C.Giri / Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan / Hakikat Singh / Panchayati Raj / Loretta M. Vas / Anup Srivastava / Atul Sarma / Jos Chathukulum / Dharmender Singh / Rashmi Shukla Sharma / /
Position
Executive Officer / Deputy Director DDC District Development Commissioner / Comptroller and Auditor General / Chief Executive Officer / Auditor General CBO Community Based Organisations CDO Chief Development Officer CEO / Institution PS Panchayat Secretary PSEO Panchayat Social Extension Officer / Joint Secretary / Secretary / Officer / Wasteland Development Programme JD Joint Director / VP Village Panchayat WAN Wide Area Network / Information Commissioner CO Chief Officer CPI Consumer Price Index CSS Centrally Sponsored / Chairman / coordinator / Health Centre PI Panchayat Inspector / DC District Collector / Executive Assistant / Registrar / Joint Director JEO Joint Executive Officer KIC Karnataka Information Commissioner Development Programme JD / Director ARWS Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme ASHA Accredited Social Health Technology APD Additional Project / Medical Officer / Assistant / / DDPO District Development Panchayat Officer / DP District Panchayat DPAP Drought Prone Area Programme DPC District Planning Committee / /
ProgrammingLanguage
DC / /
Technology
LAN / ADC / CRM / Communication Technology / WAN / /
Strengthening of Panchayats in India: Comparing Devolution across States Empirical Assessment[removed]April 2013