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on the grants received from the State govern- g The Zila Parishad is involved in drawing up
ment for its expenditure. development plans for the whole district of

RESERVATION which a village is a part.
The panchayats generally have 7 to 15 members. g The Panchayat Samiti, at the middle level,
It is necessary under the law to have women ensures that any particular part of the
representatives and members of the Scheduled district is not neglected. It also makes the
Caste (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) (depend- technical services available through the
ing on the ratio of their population in the village). B.D.O. and other experts. It also regulates
With the guidelines provided in the constitution, the funds sanctioned to Panchayats.
there is flexibility and scope for coordination. g The village Panchayat and the Gram Sabha
Indeed, no institution can function in isolation in implement the schemes at the grassroot
modern times. The three-tier Panchayati Raj levels. They also ensure the participation of
system has the following objectives : the people and nurture future leaders of
India at the state and national levels.
Terminology

Nomenclature : the body or system of names used in a particular specialist field
Scheduled Caste : People of this caste treated as low
Sanction : a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Political decentralisation generally means strong and vibrant means of local government.
g All the Panchayats have their own characteristic features and their working also differs
from one another.
g The organisation at the apex of the Panchayati Raj system called the Zila Parishad, helps
the Block Samitis

g Gram Sabha is the smallest and the only permanent unit in the Panchayati Raj system.
g Gram Panchayat consists of a village or a group of villages divided into smaller units called
“Wards”.
g A Block Samiti makes plans for the development of the whole block.
g Chairpersons or Block Pramukhs of Blocks Samitis are also represented in a Zila Parishad.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. The Panchayati Raj is a:
(a) two-tier system (b) three-tier system (c) four-tier system
2. It consists of the representatives of the Block Samitis of the district.

(a) Zila Parishad (b) Gram Sabha (c) Lok Sabha

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