Panchayati Raj

The 12th Schedule in the Indian Constitution contains provisions relating to Municipal Bodies. The 12th Schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992. Twelfth Schedule of the Indian constitution contains the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities.

Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations are all Urban Governing Bodies and are all responsible for generating revenue through taxes and deliver services to the citizens.

• Nagar Panchayat is a body for governing towns with populations between 11,000 and 25,000 people.
• Municipal Councils are bodies for towns with a population between 25,000 and 100,000.
• A Municipal Corporation is the urban body to govern cities with a population of more than 100,000 people.

Hence, from the above mentioned facts, we can clearly infer that a Municipal Corporation controls a larger urban area

74th Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1992, added Part IXA to the Constitution. It was enacted in 1993 to constitutionally recognize municipal gover nments.

Wards are the divisions of the gram panchayat and each ward is represented by a Ward Member also known as the Panch. The Panch is elected by the villagers.

The gram panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member known as a Panchayat member. The panchayat president is known as Sarpanch. The representatives are elected for a term of five years.

The gram panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member known as a Panchayat member. The panchayat president is known as Sarpanch. The representatives are elected for a term of five years.

The term of the elected representatives of a Gram Panchayat is fixed at 5 years.

The appropriate ascending order of local governing bodies order is as follows: Gram Sabha → Panchayat Samiti District Council.

The appropriate order is as follows: Gram Sabha < Panchayat Samiti< District Council. Gram Sabha: A gram panchayat (village council) is the only grassroots-level institution of Panchayati raj system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head. Panchayat Samiti: Mandals, taluka panchayats, block panchayats, or Panchayat Samiti are rural local governments (panchayats) at the intermediate level in panchayat raj. District Council: The Zila Panchayat or District Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat, is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system.

India has adopted 3-tier Panchayati Raj System. These are Gram Panchayat at village level, Block Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti at intermediate or block level, ZilaParishad at district level.