Grass root democracy can
only be strengthened when panchayat representatives and community members work
together for the development of the village. Community people, who are the
members of Gram Sabha and constitute the village Sansad have an important role
to play in decision-making, planning, implementation and monitoring of the
development process in the village. To mobilize the active participation of
local community and CBOs in the development processes in Urban and rural areas,
community mobilisation campaigns, platform for CBOs and citizen leaders are
organized. The main objective of these campaigns / platform is to educate and
spread awareness among citizens and community based organizations with
special focus on women, dalits and other marginalised section of the society on
the specific development issue and sensitise them on their responsibility and
accountability for supporting reforms in governance institutions.