ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD

About Department

ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD, is an autonomous body, constituted by the Government, by notification for Jagitial District, under Part – IV in Act 5 of 2018, having perpetual succession and a common seal with powers to acquire, hold or dispose of property and enter into contracts and may by its corporate name, sue and be sued. The ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD, Jagitial is the Apex body of Panchayat Raj institutions at the District level coordinating functions with the other two tiers of Panchayat Raj wise, which are GramPanchayats and Mandal Praja Parishads.

Zilla Praja Parishad, Jagitial has the following Categories of Members :

ZPTC members elected by adult franchise from a Zilla Praja Parishad Territorial Constituency carved out in such a manner that each Mandal Praja Parishad is declared as a constituency and returns candidate.

Two persons belonging to Minorities to be Co-Opted by ZPTCs in the manner prescribed (1) Muslims (2) Christians (3) Sikhs (4) Buddhists (5) Jains and (6) Parsis (Zoroastrians).

The Member of Legislative Assembly of the State representing the Constituency which comprises either wholly or partly in the District.

The Member of the Legislative Council of the State who is a member of the Mandal Praja Parishad.

The Member of the House of the People representing a Constituency which comprises either wholly or partly of the District.

The Member of the Council of States who is a registered voter in the District.

The following are Permanent Invitees to the General Body Meetings of Zilla Praja Parishad :

The District Collector.

                                                       Chairperson, District Marketing Society.

                                                       Chairperson, Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.

                                                 Chairperson, District Co-Operative Central Bank.

All MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD Presidents in the District.

The Zilla Praja Parishad has the following Standing Committees in accordance with the Act and with the subject assigned, namely

                                                        Standing Committee for Planning and Finance

                                                         Standing Committee for Rural Development

                                                                 Standing Committee for Agriculture

                                                 Standing Committee for Education and Medical Services

                                                                Standing Committee for Women welfare

                                                                     Standing Committee for Social Welfare

                                                                      Standing Committee for Works

Every Standing Committee shall consist of the Chairperson of the Zilla Praja Parishad who shall be ex-officio member and such other members in accordance with the rules made in that behalf.

The Vice-Chairperson shall the ex-officio member and Chairperson of the Standing Committee for Agriculture, two offices of the Chairperson of the Standing Committees shall be filled by nomination by the Chairperson of the Zilla Praja Parishad from among the women members of the Zilla Praja Parishad in the manner prescribed and the Chairperson of the Zilla Praja Parishad shall be the Chairperson of the rest of the four offices of the Chairperson of the Standing Committees.

The power and functions of the Standing Committee, the permanent invitees to it and other incidental and consequential matters shall be such as may be prescribed.
The District Collector shall have right to participate in the meetings of all Standing Committees without voting rights.

The power and functions of standing committee, the permanent invitees to it and others incidental and consequential matters shall be such as may be prescribed.

The decisions of the Standing Committees shall be subject to ratification by the General Body of the Zilla Praja Parishad which shall have the power to approve, modify, rescind or reverse them.

Department Activities:

Besides the role of review, monitoring of plan and non plan schemes, the Zilla Praja Parishad will also exercise all functions that are specified under Section 188 under the schedule I of the Act 5 of 2018.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

LIST OF MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS