Aparajita Bakshi

Aparajita Bakshi
A New Statistical Domain in India
Jun-ichi Okabe , Aparajita Bakshi
A new statistical domain has emerged in rural India as a consequence of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, a domain based on the needs and constitutional functions of the gram panchayat (...

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Jun-ichi Okabe
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Saloni Mathur
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