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  2. Panchayati raj in India - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Muhamma Panchayat office, Kerala. Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India [1] as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities . It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized. [2]

  3. Panchayati raj - Wikipedia

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    Panchayati raj. The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. [ 1] It is one of the oldest systems of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical mentions date to around 250 CE. [ 2] The word raj means 'rule' and panchayat ...

  4. Tehsil - Wikipedia

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    A tehsil ( Hindustani pronunciation: [tɛɦsiːl], also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka) is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of ...

  5. Local government in India - Wikipedia

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    Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and rural settlements are the people who elect local councils and their heads authorising them to solve the important issues. India is a federal republic with three spheres of government: union ...

  6. Ministry of Panchayati Raj - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India. Ministry of Panchayati Raj looks into all matters relating to the Panchayati Raj and Panchayati Raj Institutions. It was created in May 2004. The ministry is headed by a minister of cabinet rank / Minister of State and transfers grants to rural local bodies for civic ...

  7. Government of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Pakistan[ a] ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان, abbreviated as GoP ), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, [ b] commonly known as the Centre, [ c] is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.

  8. Gram panchayat - Wikipedia

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    ग्राम पंचायत. Gram Panchayat ( transl. 'village council') is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of a village or group of villages. The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the ...

  9. Lambardar - Wikipedia

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    The compound word numberdar is composed of the English word number (such as a certain number or percentage of the land revenue) and dar (در from the Persian loan word into Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi languages, meaning the bearer, possessor, holder, keeper or owner), [2] thus in this context it means the one who holds a certain percentage of the land revenue.