Abstract
The research work is devoted to the analysis of the process of formation of the institute of local self-government and the analysis of the participation of the rural population in it, as world experience shows, the development and implementation of programs and projects for the development of rural territories, the development of rural territories based on internal potential in creating favorable living conditions for the rural population and contributing to the preservation of natural, cultural and historical values, the effectiveness of their implementation such monitoring and evaluation is possible only with the active participation of the population. The research work is aimed at analyzing the possibilities of participation of the rural population in the conditions of the formation of the system of self-government in Kazakhstan.