Question

What is meant by 'Patla'?
A.Village man
B.Village headman
C.Village group
D.Village women

Answer 1

Hint: We will discuss the Village leader named SarPanch. Each of the five members is known as the Grand Panchayat. It is a system where each villager can voice their opinion in the governance office; village decisions are taken by a long legal process procedure.

Complete answer:
We now take up the study of the three-tiers of the Panchayati Raj system one by one.The Village Panchayat : The Village Panchayat is the first tier in the Panchayati Raj. Village head, village head man or village chief is a community leader of a village or a small town. He leads the community of the village and he is at an administrative post headman has official duties in village act as a mediator in disputes and general fixes of village and individual problems. Every village has a headman who is generally heredity and is responsible to panch but he could also be an effective leader. Headman derives its authority from village panch or Council of adult male householders Council has the last word in matters related to disputes. The village headman has to function on a daily basis whereas on the other hand panch meets only once in a while. He is usually from a family who has led the formation of the village in the beginning. He ensures the unity in villages and negotiates with outsiders and government agencies.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Note: It is known as Panchayat in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. It is known as Gram Panchayat in Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. In Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat, it is known as Gaon Panchayat.