Panchayati raj Social Science - Panchayati raj

Panchayati Raj System was adopted in:

From where do the village women have to get water?

The Third Tier level of Democratic government is?

Who is called the Sarpanch?

What was broken by the ball hit by Rehana.

The Gram Panchayat meets ________ to implement the development programmes.

Panchayat Samiti has many _______ under it.

The block plans are coordinated and consolidated by the _______.

The developmental work at the district level is taken care by the ___________.

The work of the Gram Panchayat has to be approved by the _______.

The water problem in a village can be solved by planting trees, constructing dams and tanks. True/ False

The Gram Panchayat is prevented from misusing the village money by Gram Sabah. True/ False

The Gram Sabha meetings are presided by the Sarpanch. True/ False

What is the link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

State the another name of Zila Parishad.

What is the age limit to become a member of the Gram Sabha?

In the Hardas village, women go to get water from which river?

What does 'BPL' stand for?

Find out more about watershed development and how it benefits an area?

What is the difference between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Name the officer who has the greatest importance in the community development?

Which award is given by the Government for excellence by the Panchs?

What is the main objective of the Village Panchayat?

Read the following news item.
Nimone is a village on the Chauphula-Shirur Road. Like many others, this village has also been facing a severe water shortage for the last few months and villagers depend on tankers for all their needs. Bhagvan Mahadeo Lad (35) of this village was beaten with sticks, iron rods and axes by a group of seven men. The incident came to light when some villagers brought a badly injured Lad to hospital for treatment. In the FIR recorded by the police Lad said that he was attacked when he insisted that the water in the tanker must be emptied into the storage tanks constructed as part of the water supply scheme by Nimone Gram Panchayat so that there would be equal distribution of water. However, he alleged that the upper caste men were against this and told him that the tanker water was not meant for the lower castes.

1. Why was Bhagvan beaten?
2. Do you think that the above is a case of discrimination? Why?

What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?

Where does the Gram Panchayat get its funds from?

What are the responsibilities of the Sarpanch in Gram Panchayat?

Give source of funds for Gram/ Village Panchayat.

Take an example of any one task done by a Panchayat in your area/ nearby rural area and find out the following:

1. Why it was taken up.
2. Where the money came from.
3. Whether or not the work has been completed.

What, in your opinion, is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do you think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings? Why?

How is Gram Sabha a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and be responsible.

The Gram Sabha meeting begins with the Panchayat President (who is also called the Sarpanch) and the members of the Panchayat (the Panchs) presenting a plan on repairing the road that connects the village to the main highway. After this, the discussion moves to the subject of water and water shortages.
A villager called Tijia begins the meeting by saying, “The water problem in Hardas has become very acute. The handpump water has gone well below the point up to which the ground has been drilled. We hardly get any water in the taps. Women have to go to the Suru river which is 3 k.m. away to get water.” One of the members suggests piping water from the Suru and making an overhead tank in the village to increase the supply. But the others think that this will be expensive. It’s better, they feel, to deepen the handpumps and clean the wells for this season. Tijia says, “This is not enough. We need to do something more permanent as groundwater levels seem to be going down every year. We’re using more water than is seeping into the ground.”
Another member, Anwar then tells everyone that he has seen ways of conserving water and recharging (refilling) it in a village in Maharashtra where he’d once gone to visit his brother. It was called watershed development and he had heard that the government gave money for this work.
In his brother’s village people had planted trees, constructed check-dams and tanks. Everyone thought this was an interesting idea and the Gram Panchayat was asked to find out about it in detail.

1. What is a Gram Sabha?
2. In the meeting of the Gram Sabha so far what are the problems that are being discussed? What sort of solutions are being suggested?

Examine the functions of Zila Parishad at the district level.