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Composition : The members of a Zila Parishad
state government on all matters relating to the
comprise of all Block Pramukhs, the members of development activities in the district.
state legislature (Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan
Parishad) and the members of Parliament (Lok Sources of Income : The chief source of income
Sabha and Rajya Sabha) elected from the district. for a Zila Parishad comprises of grants given by
The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the state government. In addition, it also levies
taxes on fairs, shops, land, houses etc. It also rents
Other Backward Classes are given adequate
representation. One-third of total seats are out its property.
reserved for women.
PANCHAYATI RAJ AND WOMEN
The members of a Zila Parishad elect a
chairperson and a vice chairperson from among India has always given respect to women ever
themselves. If they do not function satisfactorily, since ancient times. However, their position
they can be removed by a majority vote of no- suffered a setback during the medieval times
confidence. perhaps due to frequent wars. After independence
of the country in 1947,
The work of a Zila Parishad is supervised by the effort was made to
district collector or deputy commissioner of the
increase the scope of work
district.
of women. It succeeded
Quiz Time somewhat in urban areas,
but the women remained
Write True or False :
within the four walls of
1. The Block Samiti is known by different names in the house in rural areas. Women participating in a
Gram Panchayat meeting
different states and places. ________
In order to draw women out in the society and
2. A Nyaya Panchayat is like a high court. secure their participation in the development of

________ the country, the Constitutional (73rd Amendment)
Act, 1992 was passed by the Parliament by which
3. One-third of total seats are reserved for the Panchayati Raj was set up in India. Under this
children. ________
Act, the women were provided with one-third
4. The work of a Zila Parishad is supervised by the reservation in all seats under the Panchayati Raj.
district collector of the district. ________ In the beginning, it was observed that men did not
allow women to do much, but now the situation is
5. A Block is an organisation of a few
neighbouring villages. ________ gradually changing as women are taking part in
development work and policy formulation
actively. It has resulted in the amelioration of rural
Functions : The scope of functions of a Zila
Parishad is the whole rural area of a district. It women and solution of rural problems.
assists Gram Panchayats and Block Samitis under
its jurisdiction in executing their projects. It acts as PANCHAYATI RAJ AND STATE GOVERNMENT
an important link between Gram Panchayat and The Panchayati Raj and the state government
Block Samitis on the one hand and the state complement each other’s work. While the
government on the other. It assists in the Panchayati Raj assists the state government in
implementation of different projects under the executing different development projects at the
Five Year Plans. It monitors agricultural grass-root level, the state government exercises
production and various development projects control through its various officials so that the
under different schemes such as Community projects are carried out smoothly, efficiently and
Development Programme. It also coordinates properly. The two institutions cooperate with each
projects of different Block Samitis for other in order to ensure development and
implementation at the district level. It advises the progress in the state.
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