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6)Local self government bodies at the
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Gram Panchayat
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Zilla Parishad
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A uniform three-tier structure of panchayats at village (Gram Panchayat — GP), intermediate or block (Panchayat Samiti — PS) and district (Zilla Parishad — ZP) levels. All the seats in a panchayat at every level are to be filled by elections from respective territorial constituencies.
Panchayat samiti (also known as Block Development Council, Kshetra panchayat, Mandal panchayat, Taluka panchayat) are rural local governments (panchayats) at the intermediate level in panchayat raj institutions (PRI).
It has been said to be the "panchayat of panchayats".[1]
The 73rd Amendment defines the levels of panchayati raj institution as :[2]
District (or apex) level
Intermediate level
Base 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 parishad in Andhra Pradesh, taluka panchayat in Gujarat, and mandal panchayat in Karnataka.
The Zila Panchayat or District Council or Mandal Parishad or District Panchayat , is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system. Zila Parishad is an elected body. Block Pramukh of Block Panchayat are also represented in Zila Parishad