NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Social Science - Social and Political Life Chapter-5

Answer the Following:

1. What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?

Ans: The residents of Hardas are dealing with a number of issues, including a lack of water, which has forced them to go 3 k.m. to the river Suru to obtain water. The water level in the hand pump has also dropped to an extremely low level.

The remedies they discovered are: piping water from the River Suru, deepening the hand pumps, and water conservation.

2. What, in your opinion, is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do you think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings? Why?

Ans: Gram Sabha is significant because it elects members of the Gram Panchayat and monitors its functioning. The meeting can be used to discuss problems and solutions.

Yes, all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings since it is a place where welfare programs and daily problems can be discussed and remedies found.

3. What is the link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Ans: Gram Sabha is in charge of Gram Panchayat. It chooses the members of the Gram Panchayat and keeps an eye on the actions of Gram Panchayat members.

4. Take an example of any one task done by a Panchayat in your area/nearby rural area and find out the following: 

1. Why it was taken up. 

2. Where the money came from. 

3. Whether or not the work has been completed.

Ans: The task was to find the permanent solution of the problem of open defecation in the village called Rela. 

1. It was taken up because open defecation was causing pollution and several health hazards.

2. The majority of the money came from government sources, with the rest coming from Gram Panchayat levies.

3. The work got completed and now Rela village is famous for becoming one of the open defecation free villages in India.

5. What is the difference between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Ans: Following are the main differences between Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat:

6. Read the following news item.

Nimone is a village on the Chaufula-Shirur Road. Like many others, this village has also been facing a severe water shortage for the last few months and villagers depend on tankers for all their needs. Bhagvan Mahadeo Lad (35) of this village was beaten with sticks, iron rods and axes by a group of seven men. The incident came to light when some villagers brought a badly injured Lad to hospital for treatment. In the FIR recorded by the police Lad said that he was attacked when he insisted that the water in the tanker must be emptied into the storage tanks constructed as part of the water supply scheme by Nimone Gram Panchayat so that there would be equal distribution of water. However, he alleged that the upper caste men were against this and told him that the tanker water was not meant for the lower castes.  

Adapted from Indian Express, May 1, 2004

1. Why was Bhagvan beaten? 

2. Do you think that the above is a case of discrimination? Why?

Ans: 

1. Bhagvan Mahadeo was beaten because he belonged to a lower caste and he wanted everyone to get water equally.

2. Yes, because Bhagvan was denied a basic necessity, i.e. water, and when he asked for his right, he was beaten by the people who belonged to the upper caste. 

7. Find out more about watershed development and how it benefits an area?

Ans: The government has launched the Watershed Development Program. It is carried out by non-governmental organization (NGOs). It helps to conserve water by planting trees, building bunds, and canals, among other things. 

Panchayati Raj Class 6 Notes: Overview

Gram Sabha

Gram Sabha is the meeting of adults in the village and having the authority to hold the panchayat. In some states like Karnataka and others, there are different gram sabhas. The members of this sabha should be more than 18 yrs. old having the right to vote can be a member of Gram Sabha. The meeting of the Gram Sabha behind with the panchayat president and other members of the panchayat. All members from the gram panchayat elect the Sarpanch, who is also the panchayat president.

The Gram Sabha has the right to make the decision and play its role responsibly. Similarly, it has the right to stop the panchayat from doing anything wrong.

Gram Panchayat

Gram Panchayat holds the responsibility to implement decisions for the town or village. The decision, which is approved by the gram sabha, is taken for the betterment of the town and town. Some of the responsibilities of gram panchayat include-

• Constructing and maintaining water resources, schools, buildings, and roads of the village or town.

• Executing government schemes and generating employment

• Collecting of taxes in the town and marketplace

• Donations for town community

Students while accessing these notes will get to know the functions of gram panchayat class 6 chapter 5.

Different Levels of Gram Panchayats

In rural areas of India, there are different levels of gram panchayats, which governs the working of the village for its betterment. The panchs hold the responsibility to answer the gram sabha and are the members of Gram Sabha elected them. There are two different levels- Block Level called Janpad Panchayat or Panchayati Samiti with many gram panchayats falling under it.

Above the Panchayat Samiti is the District Panchayat or the Zilla Parishad who holds the responsibility to make development in the town or village. The body also regulates money distribution among the gram panchayats.

Throughout chapter 5 of panchayat raj, students are given an understanding of how the body works and the laws that govern the body.

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