Rita visits her grandparents' village in India for the first time and sees a group of elderly men sitting under a tree listening to a man. Her father explains that they are members of the village council, or Gram Panchayat, solving problems for the villagers. A Gram Panchayat consists of five elected members who hold meetings to address issues and are responsible for the village's maintenance, funded by state government funds, donations, and local taxes.

1. Gram Panchayat

2. Rita lives in the city with here
parents. She is going to village
in summer vacations where
grand parents live this is the
first time she is visiting an
Indian village.

3. On a Way from the railway
station to her grandparents
house she finds a group of
five elderly people sitting
under the Banyan tree and
they are listening to some
man standing in front of
them. She is curious to
know what is happening

4. Her father tells her the elderly men
are members of the Gram Panchayat
and are solving the problems of the
villagers

5. GRAM PANCHAYAT
• Gram Panchayat is the local government of a village.
• A gram Panchayat consist of five members headed by the Sarpanch.
• The members of a gram Panchayat hold meetings to solve the
problems of villagers.
• Proper maintenance of the village is the responsibility of its
Panchayat.
• It is formed by the villager and its member is elected in the gram
Panchayat elections
• These election held every year anybody who is 18 years of age and
can caste a vote in the elections.
• The gram Panchayat is elected for five years

6. Receives funds
from state
government
Donations
for
community
work
Collection
of taxes on
house
,market
places etc.
SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR THE PANCHAYAT