International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. ISSN 2250-3226 Volume 4, Number 2 (2014), pp. 171-175 © Research India Publications http://www.ripublication.com Decentralisation of Democracy – The Best Option to Develop Grassroots People in a Developing Country. Dr. Subhasish Chatterjee Ph.D (Sociology) In a diverse & a large nation like India; it is a fact that central government cannot sufficiently supply the essentials of our people. Local self government is the best device which senses the requirement of people and accordingly responds to. If the total benefits are to be shifted to the people or local leader, then undoubtedly, it must be directed by local power in the manpower of local people. That is the core of real decentralization of power structure and a true democracy & of Panchayati Raj. Precisely, Democratic decentralization defined as the transfer of powers and resources from upper to lower tier in political governance. “Devolution, or democratic decentralization, occurs when resources, power, and often tasks are shifted to lower-level authorities who are somewhat independent of higher authorities, and who are at least somewhat democratic 1 “(Manor 1999). Democratic decentralization stands for, not just the establishment of a small number of institutions & inspiring the existing one to ferment with the increasing needs of developing administrative structure but it should be more beneficial than that. The primary aim of the democratic decentralization is to broaden the idea of people and widening the authority as well autonomy of the people dwelling in the grassroots level. “Democratic decentralization is the development of reciprocal relationships between central and local governments and between local governments and citizens. It addresses the power to develop and implement policy, the extension of democratic processes to lower levels of government, and measures to ensure that democracy is sustainable. Democratic decentralization incorporates both decentralization and democratic local governance. 2 ” 1 1. The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization. Authors/Editors: James Manor. Published: &nbspMarch&nbsp1999 2 Democratic Decentralization, Camille Cates Barnett, Ph.D. Henry P. Minis Jerry Vansant