 "Swaraj" presents a model of governance based on Gandhi's concept of Swaraj or "Home-Rule".Its central point is that power, which is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals in New Delhi and state capitals, must be vested to gram sabhas and "mohalla sabhas" (Not to be confused with gram or khap panchayats) so that the people may be empowered to take decisions affecting their lives.Citing examples of the Participatory budgeting model of Porto Alegre, the direct democracy model of Switzerland and USA, and the development model implemented by Popatrao Pawar, it proposes a model of governance wherein a sarpanch or local official can take decisions only with the consent of all the people of the village or town.