Is India a direct democracy or not?

There are two types of democracy-. Direct democracy- Direct participation of people in governance. Indirect democracy- People rule through the representatives. Also known as Representative democracy. Indirect democracy is present in India and not direct one. read more

In India we the citizens elect our representatives and the body of elected representatives make laws. This happens in Indirect Democracy. Whereas Direct Democracy says that the people decide policy initiatives directly. Therefore India is Indirect Democracy and not Direct Democracy. read more

In short, Direct democracy is not feasible in India because of enormous population, illiteracy, lack of awareness,etc. What is feasible in India is participatory democracy i.e Gram Sabha & PRIs, making the government more responsive to the people & increasing the participation of workers in decision making. read more

Direct Democracy is not possible in india because in directdemocracy people take part in every decision making process ordevelopment but it is not possible to have the openion of everyperson in such a richly populated country like india. read more