మెనూలు మరియు లేబుళ్ల తెలుగు అనువాదం ముసాయిదా, సమీక్ష పెండింగ్లో ఉంది. ఈ పేజీ వచనం ఇంకా తెలుగులో అందుబాటులో లేదు, అందుకే కింద ఆంగ్లంలో చూపబడుతోంది.
RuralyticsGram Research Foundation
Independent research on rural governance and Panchayati Raj institutions in Bihar and across India.
How do elected rural representatives shape public life in Bihar — and does the law on paper match governance in practice?
Where This Project Actually Stands
- Active
Internal development
Governance specification, editorial workflow, platform and data model are being built. Nothing has been independently reviewed yet.
- Not Started
Independent review
External review of methods, editorial policy and security has not been commissioned.
- Not Started
Empirical work
No fieldwork, surveys, community profiles or original data collection are under way.
- Not Started
Operational implementation
No programmes or services are active.
Quick access
- Gram Sabha ResourcesStatutory powers, meeting calendar, and Hindi-language guides for citizens.
- Law & frameworkConstitutional provisions and the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act — with links to the official text.
- Area profilesBihar’s districts, blocks, panchayats and villages — compared, never ranked.
- PublicationsWorking papers, magazine, bulletin and podcast.
- Young VoiceA youth writing programme on rural governance.
- Request a CorrectionPublicly logged. Anonymous submissions accepted.
Latest Publications
View allNothing has been published yet. We document questions and methods before we publish findings.
Correction log
Full logWe never correct silently — every upheld correction is logged publicly.
No corrections have been logged yet.
Request a CorrectionAreas of Study
- Rural studiesRural livelihoods, services and institutions, studied with stated methods and limits.
- Panchayati RajThe three-tier system created by the 73rd Amendment, and how Bihar has implemented it.
- Human developmentHealth, education and living standards — reported as separate measures, never as one score.
- Gram SabhaThe village assembly: its statutory powers, meetings and the citizen’s role in it.
- Women in local governmentReservation of seats is a legal fact; effective participation is a research question.
- Indian neighbourhoodLocal government in India’s neighbouring countries — the second step of our pathway, after India and before wider comparison.
- India and the worldIndia first, then neighbouring countries, then continental comparison — without claiming universality.
Who we are
What We Are
- An independent research foundation focused on rural governance and PRIs.
- A platform where every claim carries a visible evidence status.
- A non-ranking, non-shaming approach to local-governance data.
What We Are Not
- Not a government portal, university, or accredited body.
- No active fieldwork, surveys, or community profiles with real data yet.
- No composite score or ordinal ranking of villages or districts.
- Not yet incorporated — Section 8 company (candidate).