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The Tripura Panchayat Act, of 1993 was enacted for strengthening grassroots democracy and rural development in Tripura. However, despite more than three decades of the existence of Panchayati Raj Institutions in this state of Tripura, several study found that grassroots level institutions like Gram Panchayat not yet able to establish itself as a vibrant and responsible people's body. Thus it is very important to understand the causes associated with this problem. Therefore, this present study is an attempt to examine the nature of people's participation in Chantail Gram Panchayat in Tripura, so that some meaningful suggestions come out from the study and it can help in the strengthening of people’s participation in Gram Panchayat activities. This study found that in the Chantail Gram Panchayat area there is a lack of awareness and broad-based active people participation in the Gram sabha as well as in the Gram Panchayat activities. Hence this study also suggests that qualitative improvement in the education, capacity building programs, worshops or regular training for the elected representatives, awareness about the rights of the local people can also help in the improvement of people’s participation in the Gram Panchayats.

People’s Participation, Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Decentralization