In Madhya Pradesh, the panchayat at the block level is known as the:
- A.Panchayat Samiti
- B.Janpad Panchayat
- C.Taluka Panchayat
- D.Mandal Parishad
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Janpad Panchayat. The middle tier of panchayati raj in Madhya Pradesh is the Janpad Panchayat, set up for a development block, and it is headed by an Adhyaksha elected by its own elected members, with an Up-Adhyaksha as deputy.
Option A, Panchayat Samiti, is the name used for the same tier in Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and several other states, which is why it attracts candidates who learn one general pattern for the whole country. Option C, Taluka Panchayat, is the usual term in Karnataka and Gujarat, where the block is called a taluka. Option D, Mandal Parishad, was the intermediate body in Andhra Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh set is Gram Panchayat in the village, Janpad Panchayat in the block and Zila Panchayat in the district, and a question often asks only which of the four names belongs to this state.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich state was the first in India to constitute panchayats and hold panchayat elections under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?
- A.Rajasthan
- B.Madhya Pradesh
- C.Karnataka
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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The 73rd Amendment came into force on 24 April 1993 and gave the states one year to bring their laws in line with Part IX.
Read the full explanation →The elected head of a Gram Panchayat in Madhya Pradesh is called the:
- A.Mukhiya
- B.Sarpanch
- C.Pradhan
- D.Adhyaksha
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In Madhya Pradesh the voters of the panchayat area elect the Sarpanch directly, along with the Panches of the wards, and the Panches then choose an Up-Sarpanch from among themselves.
Read the full explanation →The Gram Swaraj system, which made the Gram Sabha the centre of village decision-making, was introduced in Madhya Pradesh in which year?
- A.1994
- B.1997
- C.2001
- D.2006
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Madhya Pradesh brought in the Gram Swaraj system in 2001, giving the Gram Sabha committees of its own for development, education, health and agriculture and a Gram Kosh built from contributions of grain, labour, material and cash; the state Act was renamed the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj…
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution provides for a District Planning Committee, called the Zila Yojana Samiti in Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Article 243ZA
- B.Article 243ZD
- C.Article 243ZE
- D.Article 243Y
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Article 243ZD, inserted by the 74th Amendment, requires every state to constitute a District Planning Committee in each district to consolidate the plans prepared by the panchayats and the municipalities of the district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole; at least four-fifths of…
Read the full explanation →Panchayati raj in Madhya Pradesh is governed today by which Act?
- A.The Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palik Nigam Adhiniyam, 1956
- B.The Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Adhiniyam, 1961
- C.The Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993
- D.The Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 2006
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The state passed this law in 1993 to carry out the 73rd Amendment, held elections under it in 1994 and added the words Gram Swaraj to its name after the reform that made the Gram Sabha the centre of village government.
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