A Fill in the blanks with suitable words-
1. Our Constitution lays ________down a
2. The local self government functions________ through
system of governance.
system in rural areas.
3. A number of Acts were passed between 1883 to 1885 by_______
4. Emphasis to lay down village panchayats are given in the_______
of our Constitution
5. The members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by_________
6. The head of a Gram Panchayat is called_________
7. The Panchayat Secretary is a______offical
8. The___________can only impose fines on the fenders.
9. The local self government at the intermediate level is called a ______
10. The head of a Block Samiti can be removed by a________
11. The________respondible to carry out the plant of a block samit
12.______is the link between the Panchayats and the
13.______is responsible for the development of the rural areas in the district.
Answers
Answer:
REASONSThough the Panchayati Raj Institutions have been in existence for a long time, it has been observed that these institutions have not been able to acquire the status and dignity of viable and responsive people's bodies due to a number of reasons including absence of regular elections, prolonged supersession, insufficient representation of weaker sections like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women, inadequate devolution of powers and lack of financial resources.2. Article 40 of the Constitution which enshrines one of the Directive Principles of State Policy lays down that the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government. In the light of the experience in the last forty years and in view of the short-comings which have been observed, it is considered