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RuralAdministration
Aims of the Panchayati RajTo give more power to people in administration
Introduce decentralisation of power in administration
Work for the progress of the village
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Block(s)(Tehsils)
Municipal Corporation(s)(Mahanagar Palika)
Village Panchayat(s)
Municipality(s)(Nagar Palika)
City Council(s)(Nagar Panchayat)
Ward(s)
Government of India
District(s)(Zilla Parishad)
State Government(s)
Division(s)
Within the guidelines given inthe constitution, each state has its
own law with regard to the panchayat. Theidea is to provide more and more spacefor people to participate and raise their
voices
What will be the structure of Dumdumavillage?
Govt of India
Administrative Structure of India
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Structure of the Panchayati Raj
Panchayti
Raj
hasthree
tiers
Zilla Parishad:It is also called District Panchayat. It has an advisory role in the panchayati raj system.Itincludes many Panchayat Samitis in it.
Duties:
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Panchayat SamitiThis performs the role of monitoring the plans that are executed at the village level. Apanchayat samiti has many gram panchayats in it.
Duties
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Gram PanchayatThe set of people who actually implements the plans in the villages.
Duties
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Gram Panchayat
The main objective of thevillage Panchayat is to improve thecondition of the villagers and to
make them self-sufficient
Who is part of the Gram Panchayat?
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Who is a ward member?
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Duties of Gram Panchayat
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Sources of Income
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Gram Sabha
The Gram Sabha is a meetingof all adults who live in the area
covered by a Panchayat. This areacould be only one village or a few
villages.
The major role of the Gram Sabha is to:
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It plays an important role in keeping an eye onthe elected members and in making themanswerable to the people who elected them.In the Gram Sabha, all important issuesregarding the development of a village arediscussed and Gram Panchayat worksaccording to the agenda laid down in andpassed by the Gram Sabha
AttendanceAll the members should attend Gram Sabha because this practice will automatically educate theparticipants and they would learn the procedure for calling the meeting.
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Below Poverty Line (BPL_ - Includespeople who earn the bare minimumincome to just fulfil their basic foodrequirements; it does not account forother essentials uch as health careand education
We have to ensure there is better participation in the gram sabha meeting to
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While preparing village development plans, focus should be given for the upliftment of peoplebelonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward classes, Women and other weakersections
Apart from traditional way of notifying theconduct of Gram Sabha, the following methodscan also be adopted for the same for widepublicity: display of wall posters, house to housecanvassing, propagating through culturaltroupes electronic and print media and public
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Sarpanch
The elected members ofthe Gram Panchayat
elect from among themselves aSarpanch and a DeputySarpanch for a term offive years.
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In your opinion, what can a successful Gram Sabha acheive in a village?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
