1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).

2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.

3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.

4. The Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.

5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.

1. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India that looks after the ongoing process of decentralization and local governance in the states.

2. The headquarters of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj is in Hyderabad.

3. National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), an autonomous organization under the Union Ministry of Rural Development.

1. Section 89 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 provides for the constitution of Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad Service.

2. The amendment to section 89 states that the expression “Village Development Officer” shall be substituted for the existing expression “Village-level worker/Gram Sevak”.

3. The post of Gram Sevaks under Section 89 does not exist in Panchayati Raj Institutions and hence the existing provisions are deleted.

4. The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 came into force in the state on April 23, 1994.

1. Section 89 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 provides for the constitution of Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad Service.

2. The amendment to section 89 states that the expression “Village Development Officer” shall be substituted for the existing expression “Village-level worker/Gram Sevak”.

3. The post of Gram Sevaks under Section 89 does not exist in Panchayati Raj Institutions and hence the existing provisions are deleted.

4. The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 came into force in the state on April 23, 1994.

As per the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994, a constituent of a Zilla Parishad is not a Gram Sabha member.

1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).

2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.

3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.

4. Panchayati Raj system was introduced in Rajasthan by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

5. The Panchayati Raj system was implemented in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district on 2 October 1959.

7. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

8. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

9. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.

10. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows

- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)

- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)

- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)

- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)

1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).

2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.

3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.

4. Panchayati Raj system was introduced in Rajasthan by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

5. The Panchayati Raj system was implemented in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district on 2 October 1959.

7. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

8. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

9. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.

10. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows

- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)

- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)

- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)

- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)