Question

Describe the common features of the three tier Panchayati Raj system . I will give you 15 points

Answer 1

1) It has helped in the rural development and managing the available natural resources in their surroundings.

2) With proper delivery mechanism, it ensured efficient delivery of services and checks that the benefits are recieved by the end user.

3) The Panchayati Raj has served as bridege between the central government and the people in the rural areas.

4)The people can see a transparent system and ensure accountability.

5)The Panchayat system helped everyone to understand their their rights and responsibilities and made the common man as a stakeholder.

6)Capable of taking a more informed decision in favour of the people of their village or tehsil. Moreover, this mechanism of local self-governance acts as a force to counter the dominance of a particular group or caste in a village.

7)Each village has its own set of issues, which only the locals can understand. Members of a Panchayat are far more cognizant of the region-specific problems, and thus they are According to experts, the evolution of Panchayats is seen as a boon by the villagers, as they can now discuss about their issues with confidence, and even seek solutions through the Panchayat in their region.

Answer 2

Rural local government is known as Panchayati  Raj.

(i) PRI is rural-based.

(ii) Each village has Gram Panchayat.

(iii) It has Panchs and a Sarpanch.

(iv) He/She is directly elected by the adult population  living in the village.

(v) Panchayat works under the Gram Sabha.

(vi) All the voters meet at least twice or thrice in a year.

(vii) Few gram panchayats form Panchayat Samiti or  Block or Mandal.