Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯ್ತಿ
/graama panchayti/Roman
English meaning: Village Panchayat
Definition
The lowest tier of local self-governance, managing village affairs including public works, sanitation, education, and implementation of government welfare schemes at the grassroots level.
Example
“ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯ್ತಿ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಆಡಳಿತದ ಮೂಲ ಘಟಕ.”
In English: “Village Panchayat is the basic unit of local governance.”
Literary Heritage
“ಧರ್ಮದಿಂ ರಾಜ್ಯವಾಳ್ ರಾಜ ಪ್ರಜೆಯ ಮನದೊಳ್ ದೇವರಾಗಿಪ”
/dharmadin rājyavāḷ rāja praje manaḍoḷ dēvarāgipa/
“The king who rules with righteousness becomes like a god in the hearts of his people.”
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- Language
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- Kannada
- Script
- Kannada
- Family
- Dravidian
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