Question

Who are the members of the zilla parishad?

Answer 1

Answer:

• Zila Parishad or District Council is the third tier in the Panchayati Raj system added to the Constitution by 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992.  
• It is an elected body and it's members shall be elected directly by the people. The chairperson and vice chairman are to be elected indirectly by and from amongst the elected members.
• The members of the Panchayat Samiti (link between gram panchayat and Zila Parishad)  are ex officio members of the Zila Parishad.
• The Deputy Chief Executive Officer from General Administration department at the district level is ex-Officio Secretary of Zila Parishad.
• the Chief Executive Officer, who is an IAS Officer or Senior State Service Officer heads the administrative set up of the Zila Parishad.
• The member of State legislature and Parliament are also members of Zila Parishad.
• One-thirds of the total seats are reserved for women and reservation of seats for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe according to the proportion of their population.

Answer 2

Answer:

Members of the Zila Parishad are elected from the district on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. Zila Parishad has minimum of 50 and maximum of 75 members. There are seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and women.