Question

Difference between gram panchayat and panchayat samiti

Answer 1

A gram panchayat is the cornerstone of a local self-government organisation in India of the panchayati raj system at the village or small town level and has a sarpanch as its elected head. The panchayat samiti is elected for a term of five years and is headed by a chairman and a deputy chairman.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-governance. It is entrusted with rural development. The Panchayati Raj is a three-tier structure consisting of the Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat. The Gram Panchayat is further divided into Gram Sabha and Nyaya Panchayat/ The Panchayati Raj System was constitutionalized through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 which came into effect on April 24, 1993.

Gram Sabha is the general assembly of all the people of a village, who have attained the age of 18 years and their name is entered in the voter list.

The executive committee of the Gram Sabha is known as Gram Panchayat which consists of the representatives elected by the Sabha...

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