Question

Short note on Anchalik Panchayat

Answer 1

Panchayati Raj was introduced in 1959 as a three - tier structure of self - government at the village, block and district levels.

At District level   →    Zilla    parished

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At Block level     →   Block    Panchayat samities

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At Village level   →   Gram Panchayat

Fig.2. Structure of Panchayat

Gram Panchayat-

                 A Gram or village Panchayat is a statutory body covering one or more villages with on average population varying between 1,000 to 3,000 people, and an average area of about six square miles. It is a body of elected representatives. The number of member varies from 5 to 31, but is 15 on the average the village Panchayat area is generally divided into words, each word returning its representative to the Panchayat.