Subject(s): Local government in India in Rajasthan. -- Panchayat in India in Rajasthan. -- Rajasthan (India) in Politics and government. -- Development since 2000, continuity and change in Rajasthan's Panchayati raj, status of Panchayati raj in Rajasthan- reflection on some selected indicators in context of 1994 act -- pre constitutional amendment Panchayati raj, new act of 1994, beyond the constitutional amendments some developments in 1999, recent initiatives, indicators of assessment, devolution of functions and powers, internal relations and functions, capacity of PRI, knowledge , orientation skills, governmental control over PRIs, DRDSs, rural development and district planning, gram sabha, PRIs and tribal areas