Practical training program at Zilla Panchayath Kottara: Consumer Club

On February 29, 2024, Consumer Club Certificate course students attended a practical training program at Zilla Panchayath Kottara, and Students interacted with Sandhya K.S. Msc. (statistics) Chief Planning Officer.

The Zilla Panchayat or District Development Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat or Zilla Praja Parishad or Zilla Parishad is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zilla Parishad is an elected body. A District Panchayat is headed by a President, who is a elected member. Block Pramukh of Block Panchayat are also represented in Zilla Parishad.The members of the State Legislature and the members of the Parliament of India are members of the Zila Parishad.The Zila parishad acts as the link between the state government and the village-level Gram Panchayat.Zila Parishad are Panchayats at Apex or District Level in Panchayat Raj Institutions, and Gram Panchayat is the base unit at village level in Panchayati Raj Institutions.

• Panchayat at District (or apex) Level
• Panchayat at Intermediate Level
• Panchayat at Base Level

Functions

1. The Zila Parishad is an official body that coordinates the activities of the Panchayats in all its developmental activities, such as minor irrigation works, vocational and industrial schools, village industries, sanitation and public health among others.
2. It advises the State Government on all matters relating to the Gram Panchayats and Panchayat Samitis under its supervision and the needs of the rural population living therein.
3. It also supervises the work of the Panchayats. It also scrutinizes the budget estimates of Panchayat Samitis in some states like Assam, Bihar and Punjab.
4. It functions mostly through various Standing Committees, which oversee and co-ordinate the common programmes of the villages under its jurisdiction.