How are Gram Panchayats formed?
Answer:
- Rural local government is popularly known as Panchayati Raj. Gram Panchayat is the smallest unit at the village level.
- Each village or a group of villages in some states has a gram panchayat.
- This is a council consisting of several ward members often called Panch, and a President or Sarpanch.
- They are directly elected by all the adult population living in that ward or village.
- It is a decision-making body for the entire village.
- The panchayats work under the overall supervision of the gram sabha; all the voters in the village are its members.
- It has to meet at least twice or thrice in a year to approve the annual budget of the gram panchayat and to review the performance of the gram panchayat.