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 Panchayati Raj  (पंचायती राज) The Panchayati Raj System is a process through which people participate in their own government.  Gram Sabha & Panchayat The Gram Sabha is a meeting of all adults who live in the area covered by a Panchayat. This could be only one village or a few villages. The Gram Sabha meeting begins with the Panchayat President (who is also called the Sarpanch ) and the members of the Panchayat (the Panchs ). Every village Panchayat is divided into wards, i.e. smaller areas. Each ward elects a representative known as the Ward Member (Panch). All the members of the Gram Sabha also elect a Sarpanch  who is the Panchayat President. The Ward Panchs and the Sarpanch form the Gram Panchayat. The Gram Panchayat is elected for five years.  The Gram Panchayat has a Secretary who is also the Secretary of the Gram Sabha. This person is not elected but is appointed by the government . The Secretary is responsible for call...

  Every country needs a government to make decisions and get things done. The government plays a role in many factors: decisions about where to build roads and schools, how to reduce the price of onions when they get too expensive, ways to increase the supply of electricity, programs to help the poor, running postal, banking, and railway services, protecting the boundaries of the country, maintaining peaceful relations with other countries, ensuring that all its citizens have enough to eat and have good health facilities, in case of any natural disasters like tsunamis or an earthquake, it is the government that mainly organizes aid and assistance for the affected people, if there is a dispute or if someone has committed a crime it will be resolved in court. Levels of Government The government works at different levels:  at the local level : in our village, town, or locality. at the state level : covers an entire state like Gujarat, Rajasthan, and ...

Diversity in India India is a country of many diversities. We speak different languages, have various types of food, celebrate different festivals, practice different religions, wear different dresses, marriage customs, ways of praying, and greet each other. The history of many places shows us how many different cultural influences have helped to shape life and culture there. Thus regions became very diverse because of their unique histories. Diversity also comes about when people adapt their lives to the geographical area in which they live. For example, living near the sea is quite different from living in a mountainous area. Not only do people have different clothing and eating habits, but even the kinds of work they do are different. In cities, it is often easy to forget how closely people’s lives are tied to their physical surroundings. This is because in the city people seldom grow their own vegetables and grain. Instead, they depend on the market to...