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Explain the third tier of govn.

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Explain the third tier of govn.
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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 8 months ago

  1. The third-tier of the government works at the lowest level. Village panchayats and municipal corporations are the example of local self-government. The members of the village panchayats are elected by the village people and the members of the municipal corporations are elected by the people of a city.
  2. The head of the village panchayat is known as the Sarpanch. Panchayat is the decision-making body of the entire village. However, the Panchayat works under the supervision of the Gram Sabha.
  3. Some panchayats grouped together form the Panchayat Samiti or the Block. Its members are elected by the members of the Panchayats. Zilla Parishad exists at the top level of the rural bodies. Most of its members are elected. Zilla Parishad chairperson is the political head of the Zilla Parishad.
  4. Urban areas and cities have their own local bodies. While small towns and cities have municipality, bigger cities have municipal corporations. Elections to these bodies take place regularly after every five years. While a mayor is the head of the municipal corporation, a municipal chairperson is a head of a municipality.
  5. Seats are reserved for the people of schedules caste, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. One third of the total seats are also reserved for women.
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