Gram Panchayat
The rural local government bodies came to be known as gram panchayati raj. Each village or group of villages has a gram panchayat and which refers to a council that consists of several ward members, known as panch and the president as sarpanch. The panchayat works under the overall supervision of gram sabha.
The local government structure goes up to the district level and a few gram panchayats are grouped together to be known as panchayat samiti or block or Mandal. All the panchayats together are known as zilla (district) parishad.
Decentralisation in India
When the power from the Central and State governments, when given to the local government, it is called decentralization. The basic idea behind decentralization is that a huge number of issues and problems are best settled only at the local level. It is also easier for people to directly participate in the decision-making process at the local level. Democratic participation is possible through decentralization.
A major step towards decentralisation was taken in 1992 and rural local government came to be known as Panchayati Raj. The local government structure is present at the district level.
Table of Content
- Decentralisation in India
- Major Step Towards Decentralisation
- Gram Panchayat
- Municipal Corporations
- Importance of Decentralisation
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