The Panchayati Raj system in India, established by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, is a three- tier structure of local self-government in rural areas. These tiers are: the Gram Panchayat at the village level, the Block Panchayat (Panchayat Samiti) at the intermediate level (block), and the Zila Parishad at the district level. Gram Panchayat is the foundational unit of this statutory system. Khap Panchayats and Caste Panchayats are traditional, informal, community-based bodies and are not part of the official, statutory Panchayati Raj system.
Which of the following was constituted under the Panchayati Raj system?
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 65th · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Structure and Composition of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) at Village, Intermediate, and District Levels)
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- Who notify the alteration in limits of Block and Zila Panchayat ?
- If the President of Zilla Panchayat is suspended, what will be happened ?
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- What is not legal ?