Civics

Panchayati Raj

Question:

What is the difference between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Answer:

  • Gram Sabha consists of all the adults of a village while Gram Panchayat is elected by the members of the Gram Sabha for a period of five years.
  • The area of Gram Sabha is the entire village whereas Gram Panchayat is divided into wards represented by Ward Councillors.
  • Gram Sabha puts control over Gram Panchayat.
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Panchayati Raj

Q 1.

What was the next agenda for the Gram Sabha?

Q 2.

Why do Gram Sabhas in some states from committees?

Q 3.

Write a short note on the Gram Sabha.

Q 4.

What does Anwar suggest?

Q 5.

What are the functions of the Zila Parishad?

Q 6.

What problems do the women of Hardas village face?

Q 7.

Describe the composition of a Vintage Panchayat.

Q 8.

Take an example of any one task done by a Panchayat in your area/nearby rural area and find out the following :

  1. Why it was taken up.
  2. Where the money come from.
  3. Whether or not the work has been completed.

Q 9.

Why is the Nirmal Gram Puruskar awarded and to whom?

Q 10.

Who calls the meeting of the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat? [V. Imp.]

Q 11.

What is Panchayati Reg System?  

Q 12.

What in your opinion, is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do you think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings? Why?

Q 13.

Find out more about watershed development and how it benefits an area?

Q 14.

What various works does a Gram Panchayat do? [V. Imp.]

Q 15.

Why are the Panchs and the Gram Panchayat answerable to Gram Sabha?

Q 16.

What is the difference between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Q 17.

Why is Tijia in favour of some permanent solution to the problem of water shortages?

Q 18.

What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?

Q 19.

Describe the Functions of the Gram Sabha.

Q 20.

What is the link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Q 21.

Write a brief note on the three levels of Panchayats.

Q 22.

What are the sources of funds for the Gram Panchayat? [V. Imp.]

Q 23.

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).

(i) The Secretary of the Gram Sabha is an elected person.
(ii) There is no link between the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat.
(iii) It is the Gram Sabha that keeps control on the Gram Panchayat.
(iv) The Gram Panchayat meets regularly in order to perform its task efficiently and within given time limit.
(v) The Gram Panchayat does not collect any local taxes.

Q 24.

Read the following news item:
Nimone is a village on the Chauphula-Shirur Road. Like many others, this village has also been facing a severe water shortage for the last few months and villages depend on tankers for all their needs. Bhagvan Mahadeo Lad (35) of this village was beaten with sticks, iron rods and axes by a group of seven men. The incident came to light when some villagers brought a badly injured Lad to hospital for treatment. In the FIR recorded by the police Lad said that he was attacked when he insisted that the water in the tanker must’be emptied into the storage tanks
constructed as part of the water supply scheme by Nlmone Gram Panchayat so that there would be equal distribution of water. However, he alleged that the upper caste men were against this and told him that the tanker water was not meant for lower castes.
Adapted, from Indian Express, ‘ May 1, 2004

  1. Why was Bhagvan beaten?
  2.  Do you think that the above is a case of discrimination? Why?

Q 25.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:

(i) The Gram Panchayat is elected for ……… years.
(ii)   The Panchs and the Gram Panchayat are answerable to the…………….
(iii) Every village Panchayat is divided into ……….
(iv)   The people of Hardas village suggested ………  development programme for the permanent solution of their problem.
(v) The Gram Panchayat's main tasle is to implement …………..  programmes for all villages that come under it.