Block pramukh

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Block Pramukh (transl. President of Block Panchayat) is a term used in India to refer to the elected head of a Panchayat Samiti or Block Panchayat. The Panchayat samiti is a tier of the Panchayati raj system. It is a rural local government body at the Tehsil (block) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the gram panchayat (village council) and the zila parishad (district panchayat or district board).^[1] There are a number of variations in the name of this institution in the various states. For example, it is known as Kshetra Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh, Mandal Parishad in Andhra Pradesh, Taluka Panchayat in Gujarat, Block Panchayat in Kerala, and Mandal Panchayat in Karnataka.

Block Pramukhs are Panchayats at the Apex or District Level in Panchayat Raj Institutions (or PRIs).^[2][3][4]

The 73rd Amendment is about Rural Local Governments (which are also known as Panchayati Raj Institutions or PRIs)^[5]

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