Describe the structure of the local government at the district level.
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The panchayati raj system is a three-tier system with elected bodies at the village, taluk and district levels. The modern system is based in part on traditional panchayat governance , in part on the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and in part by the work of various committees to harmonize the highly centralized Indian governmental administration with a degree of local autonomy. The result was intended to create greater participation in local government by people and more effective implementation of rural development programs. Although, as of 2015, implementation in all of India is not complete the intention is for there to be a gram panchayat for each village or group of villages, a tehsil level council, and a Zilla panchayat at the district level.
Rural Local Governments (or Panchayat Raj Institutions)
Zilla panchayat
Mandal or Taluka panchayats
Gram panchayats
Answer:
- Local government in India refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state.
- India is a federal republic with three spheres of government: central, state and local.
- The 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments give recognition and protection to local governments and in addition each state has its own local government legislation.
- Since 1992, local government in India (bala)takes place in two very distinct forms.
- Urban localities, covered in the 74th amendment to the Constitution, have Nagar Palika but derive their powers from the individual state governments, while the powers of rural localities have been formalized under the panchayati raj system, under the 73rd amendment to the Constitution.
- For the history of traditional local government in India and South Asia, see panchayati raj.