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15 Apr

PANCHAYATI RAJ IN INDIA 


COMPLETE REVISION TABLE

Tier SystemStructureStates / UTsKey Reason / Legal Basis
3-TIER SYSTEM (STANDARD)Gram Panchayat → Panchayat Samiti → Zila ParishadBihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab + Jammu and KashmirPopulation > 20 lakh → Mandatory under 73rd Amendment
2-TIER SYSTEM (SMALL STATES + UTs)Gram Panchayat → Zila Parishad / District PanchayatGoa, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur (valley areas) + Puducherry (Village + Commune Panchayat), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, LakshadweepPopulation < 20 lakh OR administrative design (UT laws)
4-TIER (SPECIAL / FUNCTIONAL)Gram Sabha / Gram Sansad → Gram Panchayat → Panchayat Samiti → Zila ParishadWest Bengal (Gram Sansad), Bihar (Gram Kutchery – judicial body)Extra participatory / judicial layer (not constitutional tier)
NO / PARTIAL PR SYSTEM (EXEMPTED STATES)Not fully applicableNagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam (6th Schedule areas), Tripura (TTAADC areas), Manipur (Hill areas)Article 243M + Sixth Schedule + Article 371 → Tribal autonomy
NO PR SYSTEM (UTs)Not applicableDelhi, Chandigarh, LadakhUrban UT / Hill Councils (Ladakh)
SPECIAL AUTONOMOUS AREASSeparate councilsDarjeeling (WB – GTA), Sixth Schedule areasAutonomous councils override PR system
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