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Question
Name the apex body of the Panchayat Raj System:
State its sources of income.
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Solution
The main sources of income of the Zila Parishad are:
- Share in the Land Revenue.
- Taxes and cesses, license fees, and market fees.
- Grants from the State Government.
- Income from the property of the Zila Parishad.
- Funds allotted by the Center under Centrally-sponsored Schemes.
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