Grassroots Democracy - Part 2: Local Government in Rural Areas
Chapter 11 of the Class 6 NCERT social science textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, visits village India to see democracy at work. Learners meet the Gram Sabha, where all adult villagers gather, and the Gram Panchayat, which carries out decisions on water, roads, streetlights and records. The chapter explains the roles of the Sarpanch and Panchayat Secretary, shows how Block and District levels support villages, and presents real examples of panchayats solving everyday problems together.
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