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Roots of change: Seed Udaipur, Rajasthan

  • 30/08/2002

Roots of change: Seed  Udaipur, Rajasthan Seed doesn't need a collector. The lagan is collected by the gram sabha and sent to the government. Government officials are not allowed to enter the village without the permission of the gram sabha, says Ramaji Rawat, president of the gram sabha's karyakarini (executive committee).

Ironically, Seed is a government-approved village republic, sanctioned under the Rajasthan Gramdan Act, 1971