Question

what is a panchayat samit i?

Answer 1

Mandals, taluka panchayats, block panchayats, or panchayat samiti 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 praja parishad in Andhra Pradesh, taluka panchayat in Gujarat, and mandal panchayat in Karnataka

Answer 2

Mandals, Taluka panchayats or panchayat samiti are rural local governments at the intermediate level in panchayat raj institutions.
It has been said to be the ''panchayat of panchayats".