Panchayati Raj ( India ) - Wikipedia Panchayati Raj ( India ) For other uses, see Panchayat ( disambiguation ) See also : Local self - government in India India This article is part of a series on the politics and government of India Constitution and law Constitutional amendment Basic structure doctrine Fundamental rights Human rights -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Uniform civil code Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Indian Penal Code Law enforcement Government of India President ( Head of state ) ( List ) Vice president ( List ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Executive : Prime minister ( Head of government ) ( List ) Union Council of Ministers Cabinet secretary Secretaries : ( Defence Finance Foreign Home ) Civil services All India Services ( IAS IFS / IFoS IPS ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Legislature : Parliament Rajya Sabha ( Chairman ) Lok Sabha ( Speaker ) Judiciary : Supreme court ( Chief justice ) High courts ( Chief justices ) District courts Elections Election commission : Chief Election Commissioner ( Election commissioners ) Recent general elections : 2009 2014 2019 Recent state elections : 2017 2018 2019 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Political parties National parties State parties National coalitions : National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) United Progressive Alliance ( UPA ) Federalism Administrative divisions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- State governments Governors ( List ) Chief ministers ( List ) Chief secretary ( Principal secretaries ) Field - level officers Divisional commissioners District magistrates Sub-divisional magistrates Legislatures : Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Parishad -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Local governments : Rural bodies : District councils Block panchayats Gram Panchayats Urban bodies : Municipal corporations Municipal councils Nagar panchayats Other countries Atlas Muhamma Panchayat office, Kerala In India, the Panchayati Raj generally refers to the system introduced by the constitutional amendment in 1992, although it is based upon the traditional panchayat system of South Asia. The modern Panchayati Raj and its Gram Panchayats are not to be confused with the extra-constitutional Khap Panchayats ( or Caste Panchayats ) found in northern India. The Panchayati Raj system was formalized in 1992, following a study conducted by a number of Indian committees on various ways of implementing more decentralized administration. Open Panchayat near Narsingarh, Madhya Pradesh Mahatma Gandhi advocated Panchayati Raj as the foundation of India 's political system, as a decentralized form of government in which each village would be responsible for its own affairs. The term for such a vision was Gram Swaraj ( `` village self - governance '' ). Instead, India developed a highly centralized form of government. However, this has been moderated by the delegation of several administrative functions to the local level, empowering elected gram panchayats. There are significant differences between the traditional Panchayati Raj system, that was envisioned by Gandhi, and the system formalized in India in 1992. In India, the Panchayati Raj now functions as a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local administration. The system has three levels : Gram Panchayat ( village level ), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti ( block level ), and Zila Parishad ( district level ). It was formalized in 1992 by the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution. Various committees on Panchayati Raj : Balwant Rai Mehta : established 1957 V.T. Krishnammachari : 1960 Takhatmal Jain Study Group : 1966 Ashok Mehta Committee : 1978 G.V.K. Rao Committee : 1985 Dr. L.M. Singhvi Committee : 1986 P.K. Thoongan committee : 1988 Contents 1 Recommendations of Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 2 Block level panchayat 2.1 Constituency 2.2 Departments 2.3 Functions 3 District level panchayat 3.1 Composition 3.2 Functions 3.3 Sources of income 4 Village level panchayat 5 Reservation for women in PRIs in India 6 See also 7 Notes and references 7.1 Further reading 7.2 External links Recommendations of Balwant Rai Mehta committee The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, headed by MP Balwantrai Mehta, was a committee appointed by the Government of India in January 1957 to examine the work of the Community Development Programme ( 1952 ) and the National Extension Service ( 1953 ), to suggest measures to improve their work. The committee 's recommendation of the committee by NDC in January 1958, and this set the stage for the launching of Panchayati Raj Institutions throughout the country. The committee recommended the establishment of the scheme of ' democratic decentralization ', which finally came to be known as Panchayati Raj. This led to the establishment of a three - tier Panchayati Raj system : Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level. The Panchayat Raj system was first adopted by the state of Rajasthan in Nagaur district on 2nd Oct 1959. The second state was Andhra Pradesh, while Maharashtra was the Ninth state. State governments during the 1950s and 60s adopted this system as laws were passed to establish panchayats in various states. It also founded backing in the Indian Constitution, with the 73rd amendment in 1992 to accommodate the idea. The Amendment Act of 1992 contains provision for devolution of powers and responsibilities to the panchayats, both for the preparation of economic development plans and social justice, as well as for implementation in relation to 29 subjects listed in the eleventh schedule of the constitution, and the ability to levy and collect appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees. The Act aims to provide a three - tier systems of Panchayati Raj for all states having a population of over 2 million, to hold Panchayat elections regularly every five years, to provide seats reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women ; to appoint a State Finance Commission to make recommendations regarding the financial powers of the Panchayats and to constitute a District Planning Committee, to prepare a development plan draft for the district. The Panchayats receive funds from three sources : Local body grants, as recommended by the Central Finance Commission Funds for implementation of centrally sponsored schemes Funds released by the state governments on the recommendations of the State Finance Commissions In the history of Panchayati Raj, in India, on 24 April 1993, the Constitutional ( 73rd Amendment ) Act 1992 came into force to provide constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions. This act was extended to Panchayats in the tribal areas of eight states, namely : Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan beginning on 24 December 1996. Currently, the Panchayati Raj system exists in all states except Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram, and in all Union Territories except Delhi. Block level Panchayat Main article : Panchayat Samiti ( Block ) Newly elected panchayat in Punjab, India A Panchayat Samiti ( block panchayat ) is a local government body at the tehsil level. This body works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a `` development block ''. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. Just as the tehsil goes by other names in various parts of India, notably mandal and taluka, there are a number of variations in nomenclature for the block panchayat. For example, it is known as Mandal Praja Parishad in Andhra Pradesh, Taluka Panchayat in Gujarat and Karnataka, and Panchayat Samiti in Maharashtra. In general, the block panchayat has the same form as the gram panchayat but at a higher level. Constituency Membership in the block panchayat is mostly ex-official ; it is composed of : all of the Sarpanchas ( gram panchayat chairmen ) in the Panchayat Samiti area, the MPs and MLAs of the area, the sub-district officer ( SDO ) of the subdivision, co-opt members ( representatives of the SC / ST and women ), associate members ( a farmer from the area, a representative of the cooperative societies and one from marketing services ), and some elected members. The Panchayat Samiti is elected for a term of five years and is headed by a chairman and a deputy chairman. Departments The common departments in the Samiti are as follows : General Administration Finance Public Works Agriculture Health Education Social Welfare Information Technology Water Supply Department Animal Husbandry and others There is an officer for every department. A government - appointed Block Development Officer ( BDO ) is the executive officer to the Samiti and the chief of its administration, and is responsible for his work to the CEO of ZP. Functions Implementation of schemes for the development of agriculture and infrastructure Establishment of primary health centres and primary schools Supply of drinking water, drainage and construction / repair of roads Development of a cottage and small - scale industries, and the opening of cooperative societies Establishment of youth organisations District level Panchayat Main article : District Councils of India The governing of the advance system at the district level in Panchayat Raj is also popularly known as Zila Parishad. The chief of administration is an officer of the IAS cadre. and chief officer of the Panchayat raj for the district level Composition The membership varies from 40 to 60 and usually comprises - Deputy Commissioner of the District. Presidents of all Panchayat Samitis in the district, and heads of all Government Departments in the district ; members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies in the district ; a representative of each cooperative society ; some women and Scheduled Caste members if not adequately represented ; and co-opted members having extraordinary experience and achievements in public service. Functions Provide essential services and facilities to the rural population Supply improved seeds to farmers and inform them of new farming techniques Set up and run schools and libraries in rural areas Start primary health centers and hospitals in villages ; start vaccination drives against epidemics Execute plans for the development of the scheduled castes and tribes ; run ashram shalas for Adivasi children ; set up free hostels for them. Encourage entrepreneurs to start small - scale industries and implement rural employment schemes. Construct bridges, roads and other public facilities and their maintenance Provide employment. Sources of income Taxes collected locally such as on water, place of pilgrimage, local mandirs ( temples ), and markets A fixed grant from the State Government in proportion to the land revenue and money for works and schemes assigned to the Parishes Village level Panchayat Sarpanch as its elected head. The members of the gram panchayat are elected for a period of five years by the members of Gram Sabha. Reservation for women in PRIs in India On August 27, 2009, the Union Cabinet of the Government of India approved 50 % reservation for women in PRIs ( Panchayati Raj Institutions ). The Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal and Uttarakhand have implemented 50 % reservation for women in PRIs. The majority of candidates in these Panchayats are women. Currently 100 % of elected members in Kodassery Panchayat in Kerala are women. See also National Panchayati Raj Day Local self - government in India Patwari Lambardar Zaildar Notes and references Notes Jump up ^ Mullick, Rohit & Raaj, Neelam ( 9 September 2007 ). `` Panchayats turn into kangaroo courts ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Jump up ^ Sisodia, R.S. ( 1971 ). `` Gandhiji 's Vision of Panchayati Raj ''. Panchayat Aur Insan. 3 ( 2 ) : 9 -- 10. Jump up ^ Sharma, Manohar Lal ( 1987 ). Gandhi and Democratic Decentralization in India. New Delhi : Deep and Deep Publications. OCLC 17678104. Hathi Trust copy, search only Jump up ^ Hardgrave, Robert L. & Kochanek, Stanley A. ( 2008 ). India : Government and Politics in a Developing Nation ( seventh ed. ). Boston, Massachusetts : Thomson / Wadsworth. p. 157. ISBN 978 - 0 - 495 - 00749 - 4. Jump up ^ Singh, Vijandra ( 2003 ). `` Chapter 5 : Panchayate Raj and Gandhi ''. Panchayati Raj and Village Development : Volume 3, Perspectives on Panchayati Raj Administration. Studies in public administration. New Delhi : Sarup & Sons. pp. 84 -- 90. ISBN 978 - 81 - 7625 - 392 - 5. Jump up ^ Nath, Akshaya ( 24 April 2015 ). `` National Panchayat Raj Day : Here are few things that you need to know about Panchayat Raj ''. SaddaHaq. Jump up ^ `` The Constitution ( Seventy - third Amendment ) Act, 1992 ''. Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2003. ^ Jump up to : India 2007, p. 696, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India Jump up ^ panchayat.nic.in Jump up ^ Sapra, Ipsita ( February 2013 ). `` Living in the villages ''. Rural Democracy. D + C Development and Cooperation. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ 50 % reservation for women in panchayats - Oneindia News. News.oneindia.in ( 2009 - 08 - 27 ). Retrieved on 2013 - 07 - 28. Jump up ^ 50 % reservation for women in AP, Bihar Panchayats. Sify.com ( 2011 - 11 - 25 ). Retrieved on 2013 - 07 - 28. Jump up ^ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/features/mayor-malayalam-news-1.696624 Jump up ^ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/news/lsgd-womans-malayalam-news-1.694513 Sources Nepal glossary, United States Library of Congress Article 333357, zeenews.com Article India994 - 07, hrw.org Panchayati raj Recruitment, Exambuzzer.com Further reading Mitra, Subrata K. ; Singh, V.B. ( 1999 ). Democracy and Social Change in India : A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Electorate. New Delhi : Sage Publications. ISBN 978 - 81 - 7036 - 809 - 0 ( India HB ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 7619 - 9344 - 5 ( U.S. HB ). Mitra, Subrata K... ( 2001 ). `` Making Local Government Work : Local elites, Panchayati raj and governance in India '', in Kohli, Atul ( ed. ). The Success of India 's Democracy. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. 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New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company. in seven volumes, volume 1 ( 2002 ) `` Select States '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 7022 - 911 - 7 ; volume 2 ( 2002 ) `` Select States '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 7022 - 912 - 4 ; volume 3 ( 2004 ) `` Select States '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 8069 - 129 - 4 ; volume 4 ( 2004 ) `` Empowering Women '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 8069 - 130 - 0 ; volume 5 ( 2005 ) `` Panchayati Raj and Multi-Level Planning '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 8069 - 244 - 4 ; volume 6 ( 2008 ) `` Capacity Building '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 8069 - 506 - 3 ; volume 7 ( 2010 ) `` Financial Status of Panchayats '' ISBN 978 - 81 - 8069 - 672 - 5. Shourie, Arun ( 1990 ). Individuals, Institutions, Processes : How one may strengthen the other in India today. New Delhi, India : Viking. ISBN 978 - 0 - 670 - 83787 - 8. Sivaramakrishnan, Kallidaikurichi Chidambarakrishnan ( 2000 ) Power to the People : The politics and progress of decentralisation. Delhi : Konark Publishers. ISBN 978 - 81 - 220 - 0584 - 4 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panchayati Raj. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India `` Home page ''. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. `` Panchayat ( article 440944 ) ''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. about the caste panchayats The Hunger Project. `` Two Million Women Leaders and Counting : Indian Women Participate in Their Local Government ''. International Museum of Women. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. 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