With reference to the Panchayat Samiti, write short notes on the following: (a) Composition of the Panchayat Samiti.

Question

With reference to the Panchayat Samiti, write short notes on the following:

Composition of the Panchayat Samiti.

Answer 1

Composition of the Panchayat Samiti:

It has the representatives of Panchayat and some others as its members as given below:

1. Sarpanchs of all Panchayats concerned.

2. Members of Legislative Assembly of the State from the area.

3. Members of Parliament belonging to the area.

4. Block Development Officers of the block or the area served by them. Co-opted members (provisional) representing women, Scheduled Castes/Tribes.

5. Representatives of Cooperative Societies (only in certain States).

The Samiti appoints various Standing Committees to undertake specialized works. These committees may have outside members as well.