Question

1. What is federalism ?
2. What is gram sabha ? Mention its functions.
3. What is panchayati Raj ? What is its importance ?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system. Its distinctive feature, first embodied in the Constitution of the United States of 1789, is a relationship of parity between the two levels of government established.

2. Gram Sabha is a body comprising of adult members of a village or a group of villages.

Functions of Gram Sabha:

(i) It elects the members of the Gram Panchayat. 

(ii) It supervises the work of the Gram Panchayat.

(iii) It approves the annual budget of the Panchayat.

(iv) It reviews the performance of the Gram Panchayat.

3. The rural local government is known as Panchayati Raj. Panchayati Raj is significant in the following manner.

(i) It helps the people to directly participate in decision-making.

(ii) It helps in the decentralization of power.

(iii) It reduces the burden of the Central Government.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system.
2. Gram Sabha may constitute Committee/s to carry out its functions like maintaining peace and order, management of minor forest produce, village markets, sale or consumption of intoxicants, control over money lending and management of water bodies, etc.
3. Panchayati Raj is a system of local self government followed in India. It is meant to ensure that local administrative affairs, particularly in rural areas, should be resolved by local government units constituted with elected members.

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