Subject(s): Participatory rural appraisal in India , West Bengal, Citizen participation -- Regional planning in India in West Bengal, Citizen participation, Congresses -- Decentralized planning and economic reforms -- People's participation in local government -- Integration between physical and financial planning in the centralized planning in Kerala -- People's plan for sustainable rural development -- Strengthening panchayati raj institutions -- Participatory micro-planning for villages -- Women empowerment for functional efficiency in decentralized planning at bottom level -- Socio-economic development and micro-credit : self help groups -- role of voluntary sector in rural development -- Convergent community action strategy in West Bengal -- Case studies from West Bengal