Integrated Village Planning and Development: Lessons from Hiware Bazar, Gangadevapalli, Ramachandrapuram and Piplantri Gram Panchayats: The manual, prepared as part of UNDP’s partnership with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, documents best practices of local self-governance, village planning and development by panchayats across the country. It outlines essential steps that contributed to their success in undertaking participatory village planning and governance.