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Role Of Panchyat As An Agent In Political Empowerment

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• panchayat plays important role as an political empowerment are as under :- 1. panchayats constitute functional institutions of grassroot governance in villages. The BALWANT RAJ MEHTA committee, January 1957, recommended that decision making should be decentralised and elected local bodies should be established. however, the Panchayat Raj institution (PRIs) could not develop as it was expected to do so. 1970 ASHOK MEHTA COMMITTEE to examine measures. strengthen (PRIs) govt. appointment. LM SINGHVI COMMITTEE recommend constitutional status for local bodies in 1986. THREE TIER SYSTEM :- THE THREE TIER SYSTEM OF PANCHAYAT RAJ WAS FIRST ADOPTED BY RAJASTHAN (NAGAUR DISTRICT ON 2ND OCTOBER,1959) FOLLOWED BY ANDHRA PRADESH. (a) VILLAGE PANCHAYAT :- It consists of elected representatives of the people, it's membership varies from 5-31. There is reservation for SC, ST and WOMEN. CHAIRMAN ,i.e., SARPANCH is elected in a manner as the state legislature may provide directly or indirectly. VILLAGES PANCHAYAT HAS TO ANSWER GRAM SABHA FOR ALL ITS ACTIONS. GRAM SABHA COMPRISES THE RESIDING ADULTS OF THE PANCHAYAT AND IT SUPERVISES TBE WORKING OF PANCHAYAT. (B). BLOCK AND PANCHAYATI SAMITI :- The block consists 20-60 villages. It is governed by the elected members of village panchayat,which is panchayat samiti. Pradhan is the head or chairman of panchayat samiti. States with population less than 20 lakh need not constitute a Block Panchayat. Chairperson is elected from amongst the members. (C) ZILA PARISHAD :- Members of the Zila Parishad are elected from the district by direct election on the basis of adult franchise for a term of 5 years. Chairperson of Zila Parishad is elected from amongst the members. MUNICIPALITIES