Establishment of Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Zila Panchayat

Establishment of Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Zila Panchayat.-

1. (1) For every Gram which has been specified as a Gram for the purposes of this Act under Section 3, there shall be a Gram Panchayat.
2. (2) The Governor may, by notification, divide a district into blocks. Every such block shall be specified by its name, its headquarters and the area comprised therein in the notification. For every block there shall be a Janpad Panchayat which shall be known by the name of that block.
3. (3) For every district there shall be a Zila Panchayat : Provided that every Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat constituted under the relevant law for the time being in force shall be a separate administrative unit for the area within its jurisdiction.