Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat (transl. 'village council') is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of a village. The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan" or "Sarpanch". There are about 250,000 gram panchayats present in India.
Gram panchayat ग्राम पंचायत | |
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| Polity type |
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| Part of | Panchayati Raj System ( Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti) |
| Formation | 2 October 1959 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Gram-sabha |
| Executive branch | |
| Supreme leader | |
| Title | Pradhan/ Sarpanch |
| Cabinet | |
| Appointer | Block Development Officer |
| Judicial branch | |
| Courts | Nyaya Panchayat |
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