Panchayati raj Social Science - Panchayati raj

Who is responsible for calling the meeting of Gram Sabha?

Who is the head of the Tehsil?

To whom did Mohan meet at the police station to complain about what had happened with him:

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 Zila Parishad?

Sarpanch is the Panchayat's President.

Panchayati Raj system is in which level of a democratic government?

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

State the another name of Zila Parishad.

State the main objectives of Panchayati Raj.

What is the main objective of the Village Panchayat?

What is Nyaya Panchayat?

Who forms the Gram Panchayat and for what term they are elected?

Describe the s failure of the Panchayati Raj.

What are the duties of a District Commissioner?

What problems are discussed in the meeting of the Gram Sabha?

What are the functions of the Gram Sabha?

Examine the composition of Gram/ Village Panchayat at village level.

What are the objectives of ‘watershed development programme’?

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

Explain the role of the Chairman and Vice- Chairman of the Panchayat Samiti.

Examine the functions of Panchayat Samiti.

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 Gram Sabha.