Gram panchayat - Wikipedia Gram panchayat For other uses, see Panchayat ( disambiguation ). 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The failed attempts to deal with local matters at the national level caused, in 1992, the reintroduction of panchayats for their previously used purpose as an organisation for local self - governance. There are about 250,000 gram panchayats in India, that are being gigabit - broadband enabled under the BharatNet and Digital India initiative. Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Meetings 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Structure Gram panchayats are panchayats at base level in panchayat raj institutions ( or PRIs ), governed by the 73rd Amendment, which is concerned with Rural Local Governments. Panchayat at District ( or apex ) Level Panchayat at Intermediate Level Panchayat at Base Level The gram panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. The panchayat is chaired by the president of the village, known as a Sarpanch. The term of the elected representatives is five years. The Secretary of the panchayat is a non-elected representative, appointed by the state government, to oversee panchayat activities. Structure Republic of India States Union Territories Divisions Districts Blocks ( Tehsils / Talukas ) Municipal Corporations ( Maha - Nagar - Palika ) Municipalities ( Nagar - Palika ) City Councils ( Nagar - Panchayat ) Villages ( Gram / Gaon ) Wards Meetings According to Section. 6 ( 3 ) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act of 1994, that state 's gram sabha has to conduct a meeting at least twice a year. See also Khap Lambardar Panchayati raj Zaildar References ^ Jump up to : Sapra, Ipsita ( February 2013 ). `` Living in the villages ''. Rural Democracy. D + C Development and Cooperation. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ Chaturvedi, Mahesh Chandra ( 2012 ). India 's waters. Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press. p. 74. ISBN 978 - 1439872833. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` GROUND RULES ''. 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Jump up ^ `` The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 '' ( PDF ). Lawsofindia.org. 2002. Section 6. ( 3 ). Retrieved 30 September 2015. External links website of Ministry of Panchayati Raj Government of India Subramaniam Vincent ( 28 February 2002 ). `` Ugly duckling to swan ''. India Together. `` Indian local governments '' ( Harvard University ) `` Indian local governments '' ( National Backward Krishi Vidyapeeth Solapur in India ) Local government in India Urban Municipal Corporation Nagar Palika ( Municipal Council ) Intermediate Town Panchayat ( Nagar panchayat ) Rural District Panchayat ( Zila Parishad ) Block Panchayat / Taluk Panchayat / Panchayat Samiti / Panchayat Union Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Observance National Panchayati Raj Day This article about government in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who is the head of gram panchayat called
Answer: sarpanch