Subject(s): Panchayat in India. -- Nominations for office in India. -- Birth control in Law and legislation in India. -- Democratic decentralization, population development, understanding two child norm -- Study - Panchayats, two child norm, population and development : Recent trends in population growth rate in India, evolution of panchayat structure and two-child norm in panchayats, implementation, population and development -- Experience and perspectives of panchayat representative : Panchayat representatives affected by two child norm, experience of panchayat representatives facing disqualification, contraceptive use and family planning, complaints, disqualification and circumvention of law, legal and judicial perspectives -- Case studies -- Outcomes, conclusions and emerging issues : Characteristics of five states and need of two children, impact on women, adoption of contraception/small family norm, impact of participation of women and dalits in governance