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Q1: How is Gram Sabha a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and be responsible.
Answer:

• The Gram Sabha is a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and be responsible.
• It is the place where all plans for the work of the Gram Panchayat are placed: before the people.
• The Gram Sabha prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong things like misusing money or favouring certain people.
• It plays an important role in keeping an eye on the elected representatives and in making them responsible to the persons who elected them.

Q2: Describe the three levels of Panchayats.
Ans: Panchayati Raj System is a process through which people participate in their own government.
There are three levels of Panchayats:

• Gram Panchayat.
• Block level Panchayat (Janpad Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti)

District Panchayat or Zila Parishad:

• Gram Panchayat: at village level, Panchayat President and ward members.
• Block Level Panchayat (Panchayat Samiti): Numerous village Panchayats as its members.

Zila Parishad:

• Prepares the developmental plans for the whole district.
• Controls the money distributed to Block and Village Panchayats.

Q3: What is the main role of Panchayat?
Ans: The primary function of the Panchayat is to encourage people to participate.

Q4: What are the works of Gram Panchayat?
Ans: Gram Panchayat's major goal is to improve the villagers' living conditions so that they can become self-sufficient.

Q5: Write any two objectives of the “Watershed Development Programme”.
Ans: The two goals of the "Watershed Development Plan" are listed below:-

• To encourage the economic development of all of the village's communities.
• Desertification must be controlled.

Q6: What is Zila Parishad? Define its functioning.
Ans: Zila Panchayat is another name for Zila Parishad. The Panchayati Raj system's top body is the Zila Parishad. The district has a panchayat Samiti. A Member of Parliament is elected to represent the district's constituency. The Zila Parishad is in charge of the district's development plans.With the support of Panchayat samiti, it also regulates money.

Q7: What was the issue with the BPL list? What were the villagers demanding?
Ans: BPL stands for Below the Poverty Line in its full form. The problem with the BPL list was that it contained Natwar's new colour television and his son's new motorcycle, both of which he had recently purchased. Despite owning a large amount of land, Birju's name was added to the BPL list. Om Prakash, on the other hand, was a landless labourer who was not included. Villagers demanded that their names be included in the BPL List.

Q8: Who approves the list of poverty in the villages?
Ans: The list of persons living in poverty is approved by the Gram Sabha.

Q9: What is RTI?
Ans: RTI stands for Right to Information in its entire form. RTI allows anyone to request information from the government as well as from individuals.

Q10: What is the source of income of Gram Panchayat?
Ans: The Gram Panchayat gets its money from taxes. Panchayats collect taxes on buildings, livestock, and professional fees, as well as funds from the state and zila Parishads.

Q11: How do you think the Gram Sabha controls Gram Panchayat?
Ans: The Gram Sabha is a crucial component in the formation of the Gram Panchayat. It is here that all of the Gram Panchayat's programmes are laid out in front of the public. The Gram Sabha prohibits the Panchayat from engaging in illegal activities such as squandering funds or endorsing particular individuals.

Q12: What do you mean by watershed?
Ans: A watershed, also known as a water parting, is a high ridge that separates two places drained by two different river systems. This is a method of conserving water and refilling it so that it can be transferred to new locations for development. This project is funded by the government.