WHAT IS THE ANOTHER

NAME FOR RURAL

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ?
PANCHAYATI RAJ 

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• Gram Panchayat is the lowest level of the rural local self-government
organisation formed at a village level. And it is mainly made for the
residents of village .
COMPOSITIO
N OF GRAM
PANCHAYAT
1) WARD MEMBERS ( PANCH=5)
2) SARPANCH /PRESIDENT (head) 

.They all are elected by the

residents of the vilage.
 Gram sabha meets
atleast twice or
thrice a year to
approve the annual
budget of the gram
panchayat 

Gram Sabha review

POINTS TO
the performance of
Gram panchayat.

REMEMBE
R  Gram sabha
supervise Gram
panchayat

Gram Panchayat is
the Main decision-
taking body of the
village
A few gram panchayat are grouped
 

together to form Panchayat Samiti

or block or mandal.
All members of Panchayat Samiti are
elected by the panchayat members.
 1) Sarpanch of the
gram panchayat of
that particular 
COMPOSITIO block.
N-
2) BDO ( Block
development officer)
of that block.
 A group of Panchayat Samiti is
called Zilla Parishad. 

It is the apex body of Panchayati Raj

 1) Heads of Panchayati samiti
present in the zilla parishad.

2) MLA
Composition
-
3)BDO

4) Other officials
• IN SHORT,
RURAL - Proper administration
GOVT IS - proper supervision
NOT LESS
- proper facilities 
THAN
- election
URBAN
GOVT.  - proper decision making
- AARYAN GUPTA (10-A)