Panchayat Raj

Class 6, Social Studies

Whole chapter as MCQ:

1. Government at the local level in  the village is called as Panchayat

2. Panchayat means an assembly/group of five

3. Local government plays an important role in rural areas

4. Urban area is related to town/city

5, Rural areas are far away from large towns/cities

6. What are the major issues in village?

1. Agriculture based issue
2. Tube well, canals,  Construction works and repairs
3. Land related disputes
4. Cattle/ animal disputes

7. First panchayat was formed in 2^nd Oct,1959 in Nagpur district (Rajasthan)

8. Village is the smallest unit of administration

9. Every citizen has the right to vote at the age of 18

10. Villages is divided into Wards

11. Representatives elected for panchayat are called as Panch/ Ward member

12. Many villages together are called as Blocks

13. Many Blocks together form District

14. Block administered by Block Samiti/Panchayat Samiti

15. Head of Block is Block Development Officer (BDO)

16. District is administered by Zila Parishad

17. District collector is highest officer in district administration

18. Village panchayat divided into Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat

19. Small villages are taken care by One Gram Panchayat

20. Sometimes group of villages form the Nyaya Panchayat

21. Gram Sabha is meeting of all citizens living in village/ villages who are above 18 years of age.

22. Members of Gram Sabha elects the Sarpanch/ Panchayat President

23. Ward Panch /Sarpanch together form the Gram Panchayat

24. Gram Panchayat meetings are held twice in a year

25. Government appoints Panchayat Secretary for both Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat   

26. What are the functions of Gram Panchayat secretary?

1. He/she Records the Minutes of Meeting of Gram Sabha
2. He / She records the work done by  the Panchayat

27. What are some of the major functions of Gram Sabha?

1. Members of Gram Sabha elect’s leader of Gram Panchayat
2. They prepare the village budget and audits the account
3. They discuss the social Justice and  economic development of the Village

28. Every Village has Gram Panchayat elected by Gram Sabha

29. List some Main functions of Gram Panchayat?

1. Gram Panchayat maintains birth/death in village
2. They regulate the market and rate of agriculture products
3. They also look after the Maintenance, Construction, Repair and protects the public streets, water facility, drainage etc.
4. They administer Gram Panchayat fund

30. Gram Panchayat also focus on

• Women and child development
• Primary health centres facility
• Child welfare
• Primary, social, non formal education
• Land reforms

31. Nyaya means Justice

32. Functions of Nyaya Panchayat:

a) Deals with Petty thefts

b)Minor Trespassing

33. Nyaya Panchayat cannot 

• Punish people
• Cannot Imprison
• No lawyer /Judge here
• They refer the major cases to district court

34. Ministry Of Panchayat Raj (MoPR) government of India initiated the e-panchayat in the country

35. Some of the advantages of Panchayat Raj system are

1. Panchayat Raj system has made active participance in governance of areas
2. Panchayat Raj system has made a self confident and responsible Citizens
3. Panchayat Raj system has created more Opportunities for Women Empowerment

36. One third of the seats in panchayat are reserved for women

37. Jal Devi , a 90 yrs old women won the UP panchayat in 2014 in Agra      district

38. Chaavi Rajawat is a Sarpanch from a village in Rajasthan. She worked hard  to get

• Solar Power
• Water Supply
• Roads 
• Toilets
• Bank

RECALL:

• Panchayat Raj system is the oldest known system of local administration in Indian Subcontinent
• Panchayat system also exist in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
• Raj means Rule
• Panch means Five
• Ayat means Assembly