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Consider the following statements about Gram Sabha:
A) It comprises all the adult members (registered as voters) in the Panchayat area.
B) Its role and functions are mentioned in the constitution.
C) The chairperson of panchayats at the intermediate and district levels are indirectly elected from amongst the elected members.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and C
4. A, B, C

Consider the following statements about Gram Sabha:
A) It comprises all the adult members (registered as voters) in the Panchayat area.
B) Its role and functions are mentioned in the constitution.
C) The chairperson of panchayats at the intermediate and district levels are indirectly elected from amongst the elected members.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and C
4. A, B, C
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  1. Correct Answer – Option 3 : A and C

    The Correct answer is A and C.
    • The 73rd Constitution Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats”.
    • Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all the persons registered in the electoral rolls of the village. Hence statement A is correct.
    • Since all the persons registered in electoral rolls are members of Gram Sabha, there are no elected representatives.
    • Further, Gram Sabha is the only permanent unit in the Panchayati Raj system and not constituted for a particular period.
    • Although it serves as the foundation of the Panchayati Raj, yet it is not among the three tiers of the same. The powers and functions of Gram Sabha are fixed by the state legislature by law. Hence statement B is Incorrect.
    • Part IX provides for a 3 tier Panchayat system, which would be constituted in every state at the village level, intermediate level and district level. This provision brought uniformity in the Panchayati Raj structure in India.
    • However, the states which were having a population below 20 Lakh were given an option to not have the intermediate level.
    • All the members of these three levels are elected.
    • Further, the chairperson of panchayats at the intermediate and district levels are indirectly elected from amongst the elected members.
    • But at the village level, the election of the chairperson of Panchayat (Sarpanch) may be direct or indirect as provided by the state in its own Panchayati Raj Act. Hence statement C is correct.
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