describe the structure of local government
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The rural local government is often also referred to as the Panchayati Raj. It is a three-tier system and consists of the Gram Panchayat at the village lever, The Panchayat Samiti at the block level and the Zila Parishad at the district level.
Explanation:
The main motive behind the Panchayati Raj was to establish and retain the essence of democracy at even at the grassroots level.
3. The Gram Sabha or the general body consists of all the individuals above 18 years of age.
4. The Gram Panchayat or the first tier of the Panchayati Raj consists of one or more villages, and the elected head is known as the Sarpanch. Meetings are held two or three times a year to take a collective decision on matters.
5. The Panchayat Samiti or the second tier of the Panchayati Raj consists of one or more blocks whose elected head is known as the Chairman /President or the Pradhan. One of the functions includes processing the plans made by the Gram Panchayat and evaluating them.
6. The Zila Parishad of the third tier of the Panchayati Raj is organized at the district level and consists of the Pradhans, local MLAs, MPs and MLAs and the chairperson of the Zila Parishad. The Zila Parishad acts as the bridge between government its people from the rural areas. In addition to this, it acts as the advisory body to the Panchayat Samiti
Rural government is popularly known as panchayati Raj.
(a) PANCHAYAT
1. Each village, or a group of villages in some states, has a gram panchayat.
2. This is a council consisting of several ward members, often called panchi, and a president or sarpanch.
3. They are directly elected by all the adult population living in that ward or village.
4. It is the decision making body for the entire village.
5. The panchayat works under the overall supervision of the gram sabha.
6. All the voters in the village ate its members.
7. It has to meet at least twice or thrice in a year to approve the annual budget of the gram panchayat and to review the performance of the gram panchayat.
(b) PANCHAYAT SAMITI OR BLOCK OR MANDAL
A few gram panchayats are grouped together to form what is usually called a panchayat samiti or block or Mandel. The members of this representative body are elected by all the panchayat members in that area.
(c) ZILLA PARISHAD
All the panchayat samitis or mandals in a district together constitute the zilla (District) parishad. Most members of the zilla parishad are elected. Members of the Lok Sabha and MLAs of that district and some other officials of other district level bodies are also its members. Zilla parishad chairperson is the political head of the zilla parishad.
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