CH 5 PANCHYATI RAJ

Th e system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagour in Rajasthan.

Answer: The panchayat consists of five, wise and respected elders of the village. These panchas are elected by the members of the Gram Sabha by voting through a system of secret ballot. A Gram Panchayat consists of a village or two to three villages together, which are divided into wards.

Panchayati Raj is a form of government at the village level where each village is responsible for its own activities. ♦ The Amendment Act of 1992 contains provision for passing the powers and responsibilities to the panchayat for preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.