Match the local bodies in List - I with their role in List - II.
| LIST-I (Local Bodies) | LIST-II (Role) | ||
| (A) | Gram Sabha | (I) | Responsible for grants |
| (B) | Zilla Panchayat | (II) | General body that elects local government |
| (C) | Nyaya Panchayat | (III) | Develop nurseries and nurture tree sapling |
| (D) | Van Panchayat | (IV) | Hear civil and criminal cases |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(A) Gram Sabha — this matches (II) General body that elects local government. At the base of the Panchayati Raj structure stands the Gram Sabha, the entire body of citizens in a village; it is this general body that elects the local government.
(B) Zilla Panchayat — this matches (I) Responsible for grants. The main income of the Panchayats comes from taxes, and their resources are further increased by the grants received through the Zilla Panchayat.
(C) Nyaya Panchayat — this matches (IV) Hear civil and criminal cases. Nyaya Panchayats are village courts with the authority to hear some petty, civil and criminal cases; they can impose fines but cannot award a sentence.
(D) Van Panchayat — this matches (III) Develop nurseries and nurture tree sapling. Women in Uttarakhand set up van panchayats, whose members develop nurseries and nurture tree saplings for planting on the hill slopes.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.1 The Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Rural Social Transformation … The main income of the Panchayats is from tax levied on property, profession, animals, vehicles, cess on land revenue and rentals. The resources are further increased by the grants received through the Zilla Panchayat.…” “…Nyaya Panchayats have been constituted in some states. They possess the authority to hear some petty, civil and criminal cases. They can impose fines but cannot award a sentence.…”
Box 3.2, The three-tier system of Panchayati Raj Institution
Box 3.4, Van Panchayats |
