Evolution of Panchayat Models
Rigvedic Period
In the Rigvedic period, i.e. around 1200 B.C. there were ‘Sabha’ that has the primary function of the administration of the area.
This concept of ‘Sabha’ gradually converted to the ‘Panchayat’ and it was so called because it was headed by 5 people.
Medieval and Mughal Period
- In the medieval period, the panchayati system deteriorated because of the increase in the zamindari system in the rural areas. The task of administration slowly got converted to tax collection as a result thereof. At this time also the village had a separate mechanism of administration though the concept of panchayati ....
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