CONSTITUNATIONAL BEDROCK
PESA, 1996
Extends panchayat rule to Scheduled Areas — Gram Sabha owns land, water and minor forest produce.
Forest Rights Act, 2006
Recognises individual and community forest rights of tribal and forest-dwelling communities.
73rd Amendment
Constitutional status for panchayats — with reserved seats for women, SC and ST members.
MGNREGA, 2005
100 days of guaranteed wage work — planned and audited by the Gram Sabha itself.
STRENGTHENING ROOTS
A village that governs itself.
In tribal Jharkhand, the Gram Sabha is not a formality — it is the constitution at work. KSRA stands with villages as they claim their rights under PESA and the Forest Rights Act, hold their panchayats to account, and decide their own development.
60+
GRAM SABHAS SUPPORTED
350
WOMEN LEADERS TRAINED
1000+
MGNREGA JOBS SECURED
When Gram Sabhas are strong, forests stay standing, schools stay open and schemes reach the last house. Democracy in Jharkhand's villages is not an abstract idea — it is a daily practice we help protect.
WHY IT MATTERS
what we do
PESA & Forest Rights
Awareness and hand-holding on PESA and the Forest Rights Act — so tribal villages can claim community forest rights and control minor minerals, water bodies and bazaars.
Youth as citizens
Training elected women representatives to chair meetings, read budgets and lead — not just sit in reserved seats.
Village development plans
Facilitating GPDPs (Gram Panchayat Development Plans) so village priorities — not contractor priorities — shape the budget.
Eight ways we strengthen village democracy.
Gram Sabha Strengthening
We help villages hold regular, quorate Gram Sabhas — where decisions on land, forest, water and welfare are taken openly by the whole community.
Entitlements & schemes
Training elected women representatives to chair meetings, read budgets and lead — not just sit in reserved seats.
Grievance Redressal
Facilitating the resolution of entitlement-related grievances through local-level support and coordination.
From constitutional literacy to social audits — a full stack of support that puts decision-making back in the village.
Women in panchayats
Training elected women representatives to chair meetings, read budgets and lead — not just sit in reserved seats.
Social audits
Training elected women representatives to chair meetings, read budgets and lead — not just sit in reserved seats.
How we work
Rights on paper into rights on the ground.
We don't speak for villages. We help them speak — with the law in hand, the register open, and the whole Gram Sabha in the room.
01
Constitutional literacy
'Simple, dialect-based sessions on PESA, FRA, MGNREGA and the 73rd Amendment — so people know what is theirs.'
03
Claim & audit
'File community forest claims, prepare GPDPs, and run social audits of works and welfare — with women in the front row.'
02
Convene the Gram Sabha
'Support villages to hold regular, quorate, minuted Gram Sabhas — the one forum where every adult has a vote.'
04
Esclate & educate
We act as a bridge between communities and government institutions, facilitating dialogue and coordination to address local issues and strengthen access to public services and entitlements.
Resources & Training
Equipping local leaders with the tools to navigate legal and administrative landscapes through modules on PESA, Forest Rights, and Panchayat management.
Impact in Action
Empowering women in panchayats and ensuring transparent entitlement schemes across 300+ villages. Our community action initiatives foster collective decision-making, ensuring that every family in the Karra region has a voice in their local governance and access to sustainable livelihood opportunities.