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प्रश्न
Name the apex body of the Panchayat Raj System:
State its composition.
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उत्तर
The Zila Parishad is an apex body under the Panchayati Raj. It co-ordinates the activities of the various Panchayat Samitis. It consists of
- Pradhans of the Panchayat Samitis of the District;
- Members of Parliament and Members of State Legislature from that district;
- One representative of each of the co-operative societies of the district;
- The representative of women, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;
- Chairpersons of the Municipalities in the district. In some states, the District Magistrate is empowered to attend the meetings of the Zila Parishad, but he does not have the right to vote. Zila Parishads shall have to uniform a 5-year term as per the norms and conditions of the new Panchayati Raj Acts. Each Zila Parishad has a Chairperson who is elected by the members of the Parishad. In proportion to their population in the State, Chairpersons shall be reserved in favour of SCs and STs 1/3rd of the offices are reserved for women.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is known as Improvement Trust?
What are the functions of the Improvement Trust?
Mention any two Supervisory functions of a Zila Parishad.
Give two sources of income of a Zila Parishad.
Freedom becomes meaningful in the right sense of the word only when there are Gram-Panchayats in India. In this context describe the following functions of a Gram Panchayat.
Developmental Functions
With regard to the Panchayat Samiti answer the following question:
What are the supervisory functions of a Panchayat Samiti?
What is a Gram Sabha?
What are the functions of the Panchayat Samiti?
With reference to the Gram Panchayat, state the following.
Its Function
With reference to the Panchayat Samiti, write a short note on the following:
Composition of the Panchayat Samiti.
