Information SA / Communication Technology IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration ITDA Integrated Tribal Development Agency / /
Country
India / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Indian Institute of Public Administration / V N Alok The Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi / No. Serial Number SIRD State Institute / India The Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi / /
IndustryTerm
local finance / /
MarketIndex
PDO / IAY / SDO / CSS / /
Organization
Indian Institute of Public Administration / Rural Development SO Section Officer SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan SSAAT Society on Social Audit / Institute for Rural Development SO Section / IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration ITDA Integrated Tribal Development Agency IWDP Integrated Wasteland Development Programme JD Joint Director JEO Joint Executive officer KIC Karnataka Information Commissioner LAN Local Area Network LS Lok Sabha MDM Mid Day Meal Programme MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MMA Macro Management / Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi / United Nations / Social Audit Society / 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 / Tamil Nadu SC / Ministry of Panchayati Raj / GoI Government of India GP Gram Panchayat GPEO Gram Panchayat Extension officer GS Gram Sabha GS* Gram Sevak HDI Human Development Index IAY Indira Awas Yojana ICDS Integrated Child Development Services / MoPR Ministry of Panchayati Raj MPDO Mandal Parishad Development / Government of India / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / office of the Accountant General / Panchayati Raj Government / Applied Economic Research NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NFC National Finance Commission NRHM National Rural Health Mission NRLM National Rural Livelihoods Mission PD Project Director PDI Panchayat Devolution Index PDO Panchayat Development Officer PEAIS Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Schemes PEO Panchayat Executive Officer PHC Primary Health Centre PI Panchayat Inspector PMGSY Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PRI Panchayati Raj Institution / Council of Applied Economic Research NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NFC National Finance Commission NRHM National Rural Health Mission NRLM National Rural Livelihoods Mission PD Project Director PDI Panchayat Devolution Index PDO Panchayat Development officer PEAIS Panchayat Empowerment / /
PS Panchayat Secretary PSEO Panchayat Social Extension Officer / VP Village Panchayat WAN Wide Area Network / Organisations CDO Chief Development Officer CEO Chief Executive Officer CRSP Central Rural Sanitation Programme CHC Community Health Centre CIC Chief Information Commissioner / Deputy Director DDC District Development Commissioner / Comptroller and Auditor General / coordinator / Director / Executive / Agriculture MO Medical Officer / Executive Assistant / CO Chief Officer CPI Consumer Price Index CSS Centrally Sponsored Scheme DC District Collector / Registrar / Director ARWS Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme ASHA Accredited Social Health Technology APD Additional Project / Joint Secretary / Secretary / Assistant / Officer / / DDPO District Development Panchayat Officer / DP District Panchayat DPAP Drought Prone Area Programme DPC District Planning Committee / United Nation UT Union Territory VLW Village Level Worker VO Veterinary Officer VP / /
Measuring Devolution to Panchayats in India: A Comparison across States Empirical Assessment – August 2014