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Gram Sabha

All the adults on a village’s electoral roll, meeting together. It discusses the panchayat’s plans and chooses who benefits from schemes.

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How Panchayati Raj works

Village, block and district: the three tiers of rural local government, the gram sabha, elections and reserved seats.

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