Q. Why Panchayati Raj system was adopted?
Answer: To introduce a form of local self-government at the village, block and district levels
Notes: In India, the Panchayati Raj now functions as a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local administration. The system has three levels: Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level).

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