The Gram Sabha is a meeting of all adults who live in the area covered by a Panchayat. This could be only one village or a few villages. In some states, a village meeting is held for each village. Anyone who is 18 years old or more and who has the right to vote is a member of the Gram Sabha.

The Gram Sabha is a meeting of all adults who live in the area covered by the Panchayat. Anyone living in the area, who is an adult, that is 18 years old or more, is a member of Gram Sabha. ... Together the Sarpanch and Panchs form a Gram Panchayat. A Gram Panchayat is elected for five years.

In simple words Gram Sabha is a meeting of all adults above 18 years old with the members of Gram Panchayat ( Sarpanch,and other selective representative ) to discuss various problems in a particular village.

Gram Panchayat is a body of selected representative that takes decisions in a particular village.

We can take Gram Panchayat as our parents and grandparents and we can take Gram Sabha as family meetings in our house.

Members of Gram Sabha are all the adults above 18 years old in a particular village.

Now the question arises that what are the different works of Gram Panchayat ?

Let me answer easily:

The works of Gram Panchayat includes:

1. The construction and maintenance of water sources, roads, drainage system, school buildings etc.

2. Executing government schemes.

3. Levying and collecting local taxes.



The link between Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat includes :

1. Gram Sabha elects the members of Gram Panchayat.
2. Gram Panchayat is answerable to Gram Sabha.
3. Gram Sabha keeps an eye on Gram Panchayat.