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1. What is the main thought behind the Panchayati Raj System?
In India, Panchayati Raj Institutions was first institutionalised in 1993. The main idea behind the Panchayati Raj system was to extend democracy to the rural areas and make more people participate in their own government to raise their voices for rights and to develop the condition of the villagers and make them self-sufficient. Therefore, Panchayati Raj was introduced as a three-tier system that decentralised governance, decision making, and local development.
2. What is Panchayati Raj?
Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India in which people participate in their own government. It is one of the fundamental pillars of Indian democracy. Panchayati Raj is a three tier system which has three levels. They are Village level (Gram Panchayat), Intermediate level (Block Samiti) and District level (Zila Parishad). It’s aim is to develop the rural areas in the fields like agriculture, trade, industry, irrigation, sanitation, etc.
3. What is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?
Nirmal Gram Puraskar which means “Clean Village Award” is awarded for the excellent work done by the village panch/panchs in panchayats which achieved 100% sanitation. It was started in 2005 under the total sanitation campaign. The main aim behind this Nirmal Gram Puraskar is to make the villages 100% sanitation and develop defecation free villages. Keeping this in mind, this award is given to the village panchayats for their excellent work towards sanitation.
4. Why was Bhagvan beaten?
In Nimone village, there was a water crisis. So, all the villagers have to depend on the water tankers now. Bhagvan insisted that water from the tankers must be filled in the storage tanks which were built as a part of the water supply scheme by Nimone Gram Panchayat. He suggested this idea so that everyone could receive water equally. To suppress the righteous demand of Bhagvan, upper-caste men had beaten him.
5. Explain Mahatma Gandhi’s belief related to Panchayati Raj.
Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Panchayati Raj is to make villages completely independent. He wants village Swaraj. According to him, all the day to day activities of the village must be conducted by the Panchayat of five persons who were elected by the elderly villagers, male and female, annually. To him, panchayats should have all the power and authority as he believed that the process of decentralisation will be effective when the village Panchayats are strengthened.