Question

What is the tenure of the members at the Gram Panchayat?
A.3 years
B.4 years
C.2 years
D.5 years

Answer 1

Hint: Gram Panchayat, also known as the Village Panchayat is a grass root level local government, that has a Sarpanch as the official elected head. The Gram Panchayat is a part of the Panchayati Raj system of the Local Government.

Complete answer step by step: Every Local Government in India has three divisions. These divisions are the Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad or the Block Samiti and the Zila Parishad. The Sarpanch, who is the elected head of a Panchayat, has a tenure of 5 years. For these five years, the Sarpanch has a few duties to fulfil. He/she has to hold a Gram Sabha meeting at least twice a year and has to hold a meeting with the rest of the panchayat members once a month. The Panchayati Raj has a reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes and also for women.
The correct answer to this question is option D - 5 years. This means that the rest of the options provided for this question are not appropriate and are incorrect.

Note: 1/3rd seats in a Gram Panchayat or any other form of local government, are reserved for women. This is mentioned in the Women’s Reservation Bill of 2008, that was passed by the Legislative.