Chapter 9 Rural and Urban Administration — OUR RAJASTHAN STD 8 — Question

The structure of the Zila Parishad is explained under the following points:
1. Elected Members of District Council:
A ward is formed by combining some gram panchayats in each district. One member from each ward constituted in this way is elected by the voters of that ward. These members are called members of the district council.
2. District Head and Deputy District Head:
The elected .pembers of the Zila Parishad together elect the district head and deputy district chief from among themselves.
3. Ex-officio member:
Apart from the elected members of the Zila Parishad, the head of the Panchayat. Committees of the district elected members of the district and elected Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha members of the district are Ex-Officio members.
4. Chief Executive Officer: A Chief Executive Officer is appointed by the State Government to assist the District Head in all works of the Zila Parishad.