Question

A few Gram Panchayats are grouped together to form what is usually called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A. Panchayat Samiti
B. Gram Panchayat
C. Nyaya Panchayat
D. Zilla Parishad

Answer 1

Hint: Panchayat Samiti is basically a rural local government or a body functioning at the intermediate level of India. It works for the villages of the tehsil (taluka/Mandal) and together they are known as development blocks. Panchayat Samiti is also known as the ‘’panchayat of panchayats’’

Complete answer:
The Panchayati Raj is rural local self-government. The institution of Panchayati Raj was constitutionalized in the year 1992 under the the73rd Constitutional Amendment Act. Under this, there are three levels of institution found in the district level, the intermediate level, and the base level.
The Panchayat Samiti works as a link between the Gram Panchayat in the village level and the Zila Parishad which is the district board and works on the district level. The Samiti also collects all the prospective plans that are prepared at the Gram Panchayat level and then processes the funding and implementation by evaluating them from different angles such as financial constraint, social welfare, and area development.
The main source of income of the Panchayat Samiti is through the grants in aid received by the state. On the other hand, it also includes sources from tax revenues, voluntary contributions, and various income-generating programs.
So, the correct answer is Option A.:

Note: The Samiti is elected and remains for a duration of five years. It is headed by a chairman along with a deputy chairman and they are both elected by the members of the Panchayat Samiti. One sarpanch Samiti takes responsibility for supervising the other gram panchayats. Hence, it acts as a coordinating body between the district panchayat and gram panchayat.