The preamble of the Act states as follows "Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of Kshettra Samitis and Zila Parishads in the districts of Uttar Pradesh to undertake certain govermental functions at Kshettra and district levels respectively in furtherance of the principle of democratic decentralisation of governmental functions and for ensuring proper municipal government in rural areas, and to correlate the powers and functions of Gaon Sabhas under the United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, with Kshettra Samitis and Zila Parishads;" The Act goes on to define a Kshettra Samiti as a Kshettra Samiti established under section 5 of the Act and a Khand as an area of the district specified as such by the State Government under section 3 Chapter II of the Act deals inter alia with the establishment of Kshettra Samitis and section 3 provides as follows "The State Government shall by notification in the Gazette divide the rural area of each district into khands 436 specifying each Khand by a name and the limits or constituents of its area and may likewise change the names or make modifications in the areas and limits of the Khands by including therein or excluding therefrom areas or create new Khands.