ABSTRACT
The biggest challenge in public systems for social development is to get the human resource skill sets right. Regulatory administrative systems were not designed to deliver social development. The greater challenge has been to mainstream these skill sets into formal government positions so that professionals could be hired by public service commissions, as required by the Constitution. The complacency that comes with permanent employment does not mean that all positions are ad hoc for the lifetime of a professional. Recruitment has to be professionally done and cannot be left to community groups to make the final selection. Rural India has seen higher allocations year after year in recent times. The deliberations of the committee focused on the core functions at the GP level and on the human resources available with these Panchayats to carry out these tasks as mandated by State Panchayati Raj Acts. The recommendations of the committee flow from this central premise.
