Which of the following statement is incorrect about the panchayats and headman in the seventeenth century?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The panchayat was headed by a headman known as muqaddam or Mandal. Some sources suggest that the headman was chosen through the consensus of the village elders and that this choice had to be ratified by the zamindar. Headmen held office as long as they enjoyed the confidence of the village elders, failing which they could be dismissed by them. The chief function of the headman was to supervise the preparation of village accounts, assisted by the accountant or patwari of the panchayat.