Question

A gram Sabha consist of __________________
A. All the members elected by the people of the village
B. All the members of the village who are not less than 21 years of age
C. all the members of the panchayat area who are not less than 18 years of age
D. All the members of the panchayat area who are not less than 25 years of age

Answer 1

Hint
1. It is the foundation of the Panchayati raj system
2. 73rd constitution amendment act of 1992 provide provision for gram Sabha
3. It is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village.

Complete answer:
What?
1. Article 243(A) consists of the definition of the Gram Sabha
2. Gram Sabha is the principal body of the Panchayati Raj system, and by far the biggest.
3. Gram Sabha is the electorate's Sabha. All other Panchayati Raj entities, such as Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat, and Zilla Parishad, are elected officials.
4. Gram Sabha is a permanent Body.

When & How?
1. The various committees were constituted for the empowerment of Panchayati raj system in India like Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957), Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) and L M Singhvi committee(1986).
2. In 1989, for the first time, the Rajiv Gandhi government introduced the 64th constitutional amendment bill for constitutionalization of the Panchayati raj system but was not passed by Rajya Sabha.
3. Again in September 1991 PV Narasimha Rao government considered the idea of constitutionalization of the Panchayati raj system and introduced the constitutional amendment bill in Lok Sabha in September 1991. The bill emerged as the 73rd constitutional amendment act 1992, which came into force on 24th April 1993.
4. One of the main features of the 73rd constitutional amendment act of 1992 was the provision for gram Sabha.

(C) All the members of the panchayat area who are not less than 18 years of age.

Note
1. All the decisions of the panchayat are taken through gram Sabha and no decision is official without the consent of gram Sabha.
2. Gram Sabha is known as a village assembly consisting of all the members who are registered in electoral rolls of the village.
3. Gram Sabha is the executive body that performs the functions and power as the legislature of the state decides.