local Self Government at Rural level

lOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT AT RURAL LEVEL

GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE CHAPTER......

(a) we will study the government of India at its lowest level.

STARTER ACTIVITY.....

Excercise: look at the statements and identify which level they belong to:

Multiple Choice

Introduction of a new 1000 Rupee note

• State Government

• Central Government

• Local Government

Multiple Choice

The decision of Haryana government to Provide free electricity for all farmers.

• Local Gvernment

• State Government

• Central Government

Multiple Choice

The decision to locate a common well in a Particular area of a village.

• Central government

• State government

• Local government

Identify the Picture...

DID YOU KNOW??

The day symbolises the passing of the Constitution(73rd Amendment ) Act,1993 that came into force on April 24th ,which gave it a legal status and made it mandatory for the state to hold elections after five years

Introduction....

Our country being so vast, It is impossible for the central or the state government to do all the functions.

Therefore it was necessary to have a system of local government that could take care of the requirements of the rural population and implement policies meant for them. we call this system Panchyati Raj

Introduction...

Panchayati Raj System is a process through which people participate in their own government. In ancient times , panchayat used to have five Panchas. Nowadays, these numbers varies from 20-30 depending upon the size of the village.

Open Ended

Challenging question

There is central and state government in our country. What is the need for Panchayati Raj Institution?

WITH THE HELP OF THE PICTURE... WRITE ANY THREE FUNCTIONS OF THE GRAM PANCHAYAT

Open Ended

With the help of the Pictures ...Identify any three functions of the Gram Panchayat.

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Value based question..

The people of anmol gram panchayat were very happy. They had finally got access to drinking water. Instead of waiting for the government to act, the people joined together, contributed funds and completed the projectd. What values do you learn from this?

Assestment.....

• What is Panchayati Raj System?(Level 1)

• List any two functions of village panchayat (Level2)

• List the three levels of Panchayats in India(Level3)

Assingment...

Why did the government at the local rural levels fail to fuction effectively till 1993?

KEY CONCEPTS (Bottom Level)

Panchas

Sarpanch

Gram sabha

Gram Panchayat

(use the link to understand the concept and share it to the class)

Open Ended

Challenging question...

What is the link between Gram sabha and Gram panchayat?

Open Ended

Extended learning...

What happens after people elect their representatives?

How are decisions made?

Answer the following questions

• What are the three levels of Panchayat?(Level 1)

• who are ward Members?(Level 2)

• Who is sarpanch? Do the Panchayat of different states have different Laws (Level 3)

  
  

Plenary

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Assingment

• Why did the government at the local rural levels fail to function effectively till 1993?

• Who presides over the meetings of the Panchayat?

• Give the list of functions of Gram Sabha?

Structure of Panchayat Raj

Objective of the Study

• Students will be able to list the functions of Gramsabha.. Through the case sudy by answering the following questions given.

Case Study

• What Problem did the Village face? What did they do to solove this Problem?

• What , in your opinion, is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do You think all members should attend Gram sabha meetings? why?

Plenary

• Students Able to List the functions of Grama sabha.

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Assingment

• List any three function of Village Panchayat.