Panchayati Raj is a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of administration. It has 3 levels: Gram (village, though it can comprise more than one village also), Janpad (block), and Zilla (district).

The term “panchayati raj” is relatively new, having originated during the British administration. Raj means “governance or government”. Mahatma Gandhi advocated the Panchayati Raj, a decentralized form of Government where each village is responsible for its affairs, as the foundation of India’s political system. The term for such a vision was Gram Swaraj (“village self-governance”). 

In Panchayati Raj, PEJKS provides a capacity development training program in two blocks: Kotabagh and Bajpur. In the training program, all Gram Pradhans, BDC Members, and Ward Members are present.