Question

Discuss the formation of the panchayat samiti

Answer 1

Panchayat samiti is a link between village council(gram panchayat) and zila parishad (district board).It is constituted for 5 years.As it is an intermediate level, it must consist of all the elected member of that area as well as government employees.Composition -1.Elected members of zone (usually at tehsil level or district level , depending on size of district).2.BDO (Block development officer)3.Elected members of same panchayat tehsil in zila parishad(distrct board).4.Other representatives -SC/ST/women.cooperative societies.Farmers.It consists of chairman and deputy chairman, who has to be elected from panchayat samiti it self .

Answer 2

the 73rd Amendment defines the levels of panchayati raj institution as :[2]

District (or apex) levelIntermediate levelBase level

They operate at the tehsil (taluka) level and govern the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. The panchayat samiti is the link between the gram panchayat (village council) and the zila parishad (district board).[3] The name varies across states: mandal praja parishad in Andhra Pradesh, taluka panchayat in Gujarat, and mandal panchayat in Karnataka.

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