Local level- Panchayati Raj
Panchayati Raj is 1st stage of democracy which is also ruled ''by the people.''
Sarpanch- 1- leader of panchayat
2- elected by gram sabha as panchayat president for period of 5 years
Secretary- 1- responsible for calling meetings of gram sabha
2- keeps record of the proceedings of the final decisions
3- appointed by the Government.
Panch / ward member- 1- member of Panchayat
2- as village panchayat is divided into wards so each ward elects a representative who is called ''Panch / ward member.''
Gram Sabha- it is the meeting of all adults who live in the area covered by a panchayat.
There could be one village or more.
anyone who has right to vote is member of gram sabha.
the meeting begins with the Panchayat predident[ Sarpanch ].