Levels of Panchayat

Levels of Panchayat 

1- The Gram Panchayat [village level ]

2- The Janpad Panchayat or Panchayat samiti [block level ]

3- The District Panchayat or Zila Paridshad [ district level ]

• panchayati raj system is a process through which people participate in their own government.
• The Gram Panchayat is the 1st tear or level of democratic government.

• The Panch and The Panchayat are answerable to Gram Sabha.

   

This idea of people's participation in the Panchayati Raj system extends to two other levels.

1- 'block level' which is called ''Janpad Panchayat'' or the ''Panchayat Samiti.''

•  panchayat samiti have many gram panchayat under it.
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2- 'District level' which is called ''District Panchayat'' or the ''Zila Parishad.''

• It makes development plans at district level with the help of Panchayat Samitis
• it also regulate money distribution among all the gram panchayat.